Researchers Gain Insights Into 'On-Off' Switch for Cells

MONDAY, March 24 (HealthDay News) -- New insights about an on-off switch that controls cell growth could one day help identify targets for drugs to treat cancer and other diseases that involve unnatural cell growth, researchers are reporting.

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