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Scientists Discover What Can Trigger Cancer Cells to Self-Destruct

The experts used 3D models to uncover how cancer cells responded when mechanically confined for prolonged periods of time.

  • Prolonged mechanical stress triggers cancer cell self-destruction.
  • Researchers at Fudan University studied cells in 3D models.
  • MLKL protein key to mechanical checkpoint for cell death.

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