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Scientists glue two proteins together, driving cancer cells to self-destruct (med.stanford.edu)

submitted 2 days ago by voidx to c/futurology

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[–] tengkuizdihar@programming.dev 15 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Explain it this to me in a green text format "be me"

[–] rtxn@lemmy.world 37 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (4 children)

> be me
> androgynous looking twink
> trying to be nice to everyone
> bigass rightwing chud bullies me for it
> decide to transition
> threemonthslater.mp4
> finally feeling confident for the first time in my life
> confront bigass chud
> it angers him so much that he has a heart attack and fucking dies
> happy.png
> get laid the next day

Like this?

[–] Aurenkin@sh.itjust.works 17 points 2 days ago

You are an artist

[–] Steamymoomilk@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 days ago

We've found the Picasso of our era.

[–] bloubz@lemmygrad.ml 3 points 2 days ago

Now I'm not gonna read the article, this explains everything

[–] tengkuizdihar@programming.dev 2 points 2 days ago

exactly

[–] pancake@lemmygrad.ml 9 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

> be me
> lymphoma cell
> produce lots of protein called Cdk9 that activates genes that make me divide
> cells like me normally die from apoptosis tho (programmed cell death)
> okay then
> also produce lots of protein called Bcl6 that deactivates genes that make me die from apoptosis
> no apoptosis now
> researcher gives drug
> drug glues together my Cdk9 with my Bcl6
> when Bcl6 visits a gene to deactivate it, Cdk9 activates it instead
> apoptosis.jpg

[–] tengkuizdihar@programming.dev 2 points 2 days ago

not even going to verify how accurate this is. Thanks