Researchers studying breast cancer have recently found that breast cancer cells recycle ammonia, a waste byproduct of cell metabolism. In the past, scientists believed ammonia was toxic to cancer cells and now they have discovered that not only is ammonia not toxic, it fuels tumor growth. Study results shed light on the biological role of ammonia in cancer and may inform the design of new therapeutic strategies to slow tumor growth.
Photo credit: National Cancer Institute
Research: published in the journal – Science – by Harvard Medical School scientists.
Found on: National Science Foundation (NSF)
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