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Originally shared by Ivan Raszl
Learned of an interesting story about melanoma, an aggressive cancer that scientists almost gave up on as nothing worked against it. Then, thanks to genetic sequencing they found a gene called BRAF, that is responsible for the uncontrollable cell growth. Now, scientists could create a pill that inhibited the operation of this gene, and unlike other therapies it only affected the cancer. Bodies riddled with cancer were cleaned up within weeks of starting to take the medication.
Watching: Nova - Cracking your genetic code
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