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Looking Death In The Eye: Apoptosis And Cancer Research

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Is cancer really caused by cells refusing to commit suicide on cue?

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Edgington, S. Looking Death In The Eye: Apoptosis And Cancer Research. Nat Biotechnol 11, 787–792 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1038/nbt0793-787

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