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p53 is both your genome’s guardian and weakness against cancer – scientists are trying to repair or replace it when it goes awry

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p53 is both your genome’s guardian and weakness against cancer – scientists are trying to repair or replace it when it goes awry

To stop tumors from forming, p53 can trigger programmed cell death. Juan Gaertner/Science Photo Library via Getty Images…

byProsper Obed Chukwuemeka

February 27, 2025