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FOXO factor promotes survival of oxygen-deprived cancer cells

Scientists report that an evolutionarily conserved transcription factor may have both positive and negative effects on the growth of tumors, depending on whether or not the tumor cells have enough oxygen. The research, published by Cell Press in the Dec. 28 issue of Molecular Cell, provides critical new information about how normal cells and cancer cells survive under stress.

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