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The basic questions in cancer research are: what causes a cell to become cancerous, and what properties does its progeny possess that distinguishes it from normal cells?
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MacPherson, I. (1968). In Vitro Studies on Cell Transformation by Oncogenic Viruses. In: Lettré, H., Wagner, G. (eds) Aktuelle Probleme aus dem Gebiet der Cancerologie II. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-85519-1_16
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