In 1923, Otto Warburg published his landmark study, in which he described his seminal observations related to metabolic shifts in cancer, often referred to as the Warburg effect. His work laid the foundation for an understanding of how metabolic reconfiguration contributes to cancer onset and progression. Several researchers in the field share their thoughts on what this discovery means to them and how it has inspired their scientific journey.
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Thompson, C.B., Vousden, K.H., Johnson, R.S. et al. A century of the Warburg effect. Nat Metab 5, 1840–1843 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1038/s42255-023-00927-3
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