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Bio/Technology  11, 787 - 792 (1993)
doi:10.1038/nbt0793-787

Looking Death In The Eye: Apoptosis And Cancer Research

Stephen M. Edgington1

1Stephen M. Edgington is senior editor of Bio/Technology.

Is cancer really caused by cells refusing to commit suicide on cue?

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