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Once considered junk, cellular 'chimeras' emerge as key to better cancer care

UVA Comprehensive Cancer Center researchers have found an answer to one of the great mysteries of human biology, and the discovery could have major implications for the battle against breast cancer and other diseases.

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UVA Comprehensive Cancer Center researchers have found an answer to one of the great mysteries of human biology, and the discovery could have major implications for the battle against breast cancer and other diseases. It's called the "G-value paradox": Humans have no more protein-making genes than a tiny roundworm, yet somehow our bodies and brains are vastly more complex.

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