Scientists discover an 'impossible' cellular survival pathway that could help fight cancer

Scientists discovered a backup system that lets mammalian cells produce the essential amino acid cysteine even when once-considered-indispensable pathways are disabled. The same survival mechanism may help cancer cells resist treatment, raising the possibility that shutting it down could make tumors easier to kill — a possibility, not a proven therapy.

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