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03. January 2013 German Cancer Research Centre

Tumors grow more rapidly if their genetic material is not sufficiently tagged with methyl groups, as scientists from the German Cancer Research Center have discovered. Such tags in the DNA appear to act as a shield against cancer-promoting influences.

A Shield Against Cancer

Tumors grow more rapidly if their genetic material is not sufficiently tagged with methyl groups, as scientists from the German Cancer Research Center have discovered. Such tags in the DNA appear to act as a shield against cancer-promoting influences.

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12.01.2013