Thomas Cech, Ph.D., University of Colorado Cancer Center (IMAGE)

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Thomas Cech, Ph.D., University of Colorado Cancer Center

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Thomas Cech, PhD and colleagues show that TERT mRNA may be waylaid in the cell nucleus, offering the possibility to trap this mRNA and thus silence the effect of this dangerous oncogene.

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University of Colorado Cancer Center

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