Did Cancer Evolve.....

Did Cancer Evolve to Protect Us? - Scientific American

www.scientificamerican.com › Health › News

Oct 2, 2014 - Could cancer be our cells' way of running in “safe mode,” like a ... scientists and oncologists to find a new perspective on the disease. ... the health of a cell—radiation, say, or a lifestyle factor—cells can revert to a “preprogrammed safe mode.” In so doing, the cells jettison higher functionality and switch their ...

Scientists Convert Cancer Cells Into Harmless Immune ...

www.iflscience.com/.../scientists-convert-cancer-cells-harmless-immune-...

Mar 17, 2015 - After endeavoring to find ways to prevent cancerous cells from dying during ... (B cell or T cell) the cancer originates from, and how mature these cells are. ... that stick to bits of DNA and then switch certain genes on or off.