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Prosper Obed Chukwuemeka

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Ph.D. Candidate in Integrative Systems Biology, University of Pittsburgh

To stop tumors from forming, p53 can trigger programmed cell death. Juan Gaertner/Science Photo Library via Getty Images

February 20, 2025

p53 is both your genome’s guardian and weakness against cancer – scientists are trying to repair or replace it when it goes awry

Prosper Obed Chukwuemeka, University of Pittsburgh

The gene that codes for p53 is the most frequently mutated in cancer. Researchers are targeting different parts of its complex pathway to restore its ability to stop cancer.

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