Rejuvenation and Cancer
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most beneficial cells and enable rejuvenation and regeneration of the body, | most beneficial cells and enable rejuvenation and regeneration of the body, | ||
they also seem to be at the heart of every tumor, as new research about | they also seem to be at the heart of every tumor, as new research about | ||
| - | [[Cancer_Stem_Cell|cancer stem cells]] has found out. Is it possible that the | + | [[Cancer_Stem_Cell|cancer stem cells]] has found out. Cancer cells and stem |
| - | same cells which are responsible for maintaining a tissue or an organ are also | + | cells are disturbingly similar [http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v460/n7259/full/4601085a.html]. |
| - | responsible for destroying it through the worst form of disease? | + | Is it possible that the same cells which are responsible for maintaining a tissue or |
| + | an organ are also responsible for destroying it through the worst form of disease? | ||
A link between self-renewal, [[Self-Rejuvenation|self-rejuvenation]] and self-reproduction would | A link between self-renewal, [[Self-Rejuvenation|self-rejuvenation]] and self-reproduction would | ||
