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Yeast and Cancer

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The discovery of genes that control cell division in yeast, and their relation to cancer, is reviewed.

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Hartwell, L.H. Yeast and Cancer. Biosci Rep 24, 523–544 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10540-005-2743-6

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