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Published online 30 December 2002 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news021230-2
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Stem and cancer cells have something in common
Shared protein patrols cell proliferation.
The same protein may control the proliferation of stem cells and cancer cells, according to a new study1.
The finding will help researchers understand how both types of cell can divide indefinitely.
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