Cells that Avoid Suicide May Become Cancerous

(PhysOrg.com) -- When a cell's chromosomes lose their ends, the cell usually kills itself to stem the genetic damage. But University of Utah biologists discovered how those cells can evade suicide and start down the path to cancer.

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<p><a href="http://www.physorg.com/news142068481.html">Cells that Avoid Suicide May Become Cancerous</a></p> <p>(PhysOrg.com) -- When a cell's chromosomes lose their ends, the cell usually kills itself to stem the genetic damage. But University of Utah biologists discovered how those cells can evade suicide and start down the path to cancer.</p>