Thousands of weaknesses known as âAchilles heelsâ have been identified in more than 700 different cancer cell types by researchers at Queenâs University Belfast.
The discovery of the âcancer vulnerabilitiesâ, using DNA technology and computer analysis of large volumes of genetic data, could lead to new ways to stop cancer cells in their tracks.
This could be done by using existing drugs as well as generating potentially new targets for drug development through enhanced âprecision oncologyâ, they say.
These drugs could even be used to combat cancers that are resistant to the current standard treatments, according to the researchers, whose findings have been published in the journal Nucleic Acids Research.
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Using this approach, an international team of astronomers headed by a researcher from Queen s University Belfast s Astrobiology Center used the Subaru telescope to look for chemical signatures in WASP-33b s atmosphere.
They discovered hydroxyl, a one-oxygen, one-hydrogen atom molecule (abbreviated as OH). If it reacts with water vapor and carbon monoxide, hydroxyl is expected to play a significant role in the chemical composition of WASP-33b s atmosphere.
Dr. Stevanus Nugroho, the lead researcher at Queen s University Belfast, said, This is the first time OH has been found in the atmosphere of a world outside of our Solar System. It demonstrates that astronomers can not only find this molecule in exoplanet atmospheres but also that they can begin to comprehend the composition of this planetary population in greater detail.