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Scientists discover an “impossible” cellular survival pathway that could help fight cancer
ScienceDailyFriday, September 25, 2026 at 1:55 AM
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Scientists discovered a surprising backup system that lets mammalian cells make the essential amino acid cysteine even when the pathways once considered indispensable are disabled.
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- Scientific signal separates durable discovery from noise — and often foreshadows policy and product. Scientists discovered a surprising backup system that lets mammalian cells make the essential amino acid cysteine even when the pathways once considered indispensable are disabled.
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Scientists discovered a surprising backup system that lets mammalian cells make the essential amino acid cysteine even when the pathways once considered indispensable are disabled.
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