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By stimulating cancer cells to produce a molecule that activates a signaling pathway in nearby immune cells, MIT researchers have found a way to force tumors to trigger their own destruction.

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Within each cell, there is a constant struggle between life-sustaining molecules and molecules that could hasten its demise.