Cancer rewires the metabolism of tumor cells, converting them into lean, mean, replicating machines. But like Olympic athletes who rely on special diets to perform, tumor cells’ amped-up metabolism can also make them dependent on specific nutrients for survival. In a new study, scientists report that cells from a vicious and treatment-resistant form of breast cancer die off rapidly when deprived of a key nutrient called cystine.
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