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As the time approaches for negotiations over the next Framework programme of research and development, Europe's governments have begun to make their views known. Some aspects of the current programme may need protection.
The mammalian cell cycle is controlled by systems that monitor the cell's health and act through the tumour-suppressor p53 and its effector, p21. Therapeutic intervention can restore order to tumour cells lacking p53.