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A molecular geneticist at Montana State University has discovered a cellular process believed impossible by scientists: the creation of the amino acid cysteine within a living cell when the cell's primary systems to do so fail.
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Ed Schmidt, Zoe Seaford, Sydney Austad, Martina Serrano Alvarez, Reed Noyd, Colin Miller, Peter Nagy
What
A molecular geneticist at Montana State University has discovered a cellular process believed impossible by scientists: the creation of the amino acid cysteine within a living cell when the cell's primary systems to do so fail.
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Sat, 13 Jun 2026 01:35:00 GMT · 3h 53m ago
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Montana State University ·
Why
Scientists long believed that a disulfide reductase system was absolutely essential for all living cells to produce cysteine, but a new system was discovered that takes over when the main systems fail.
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This discovery of a backup system for cysteine production in cells could lead to new cancer treatments by allowing for the precise disabling of this defense mechanism in cancer cells, making them more susceptible to therapies.
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2 events in this thread- Currently Reading3h 53m agoA molecular geneticist at Montana State University has discovered a cellular process believed impossible by scientists: the creation of the amino acid cysteine within a living cell when the cell's primary systems to do so fail.
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