MIT: Protein From Tiny Tardigrades May Help Cancer Patients Tolerate Radiation Therapy
February 26, 2025
February 26, 2025
CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Feb. 26 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news:
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Protein from tiny tardigrades may help cancer patients tolerate radiation therapy
When scientists stimulated cells to produce a protein that helps "water bears" survive extreme environments, the tissue showed much less DNA damage after radiation treatment.
By Anne Trafton, MIT News
About 60 percent of all cancer . . .
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Protein from tiny tardigrades may help cancer patients tolerate radiation therapy
When scientists stimulated cells to produce a protein that helps "water bears" survive extreme environments, the tissue showed much less DNA damage after radiation treatment.
By Anne Trafton, MIT News
About 60 percent of all cancer . . .