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Illustration of a cancer cell appearing to die on one side while regenerating on the other, symbolizing “persister” cells that survive therapy by activating a sublethal death signal (DFFB).

🧬 The “Persister” Protocol: How Cancer Cells Play Dead to Survive Therapy

Cancer cells have a new trick: they fake death to survive therapy. A UC San Diego study shows how “persister” cells use a faint death signal to reboot—and why blocking it could change how we prevent relapse.

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