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In a boreal peatland, Sphagnum mosses are the main plants capturing carbon during the spring and fall, while vascular plants take over in the summer. This seasonal shift means that climate change, which affects plant growth cycles and types, could significantly alter how much carbon these important ecosystems store or release.
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When cancer cells face a shortage of nutrients, inflammatory signals can trigger a protein called ZBTB5 to turn on a major growth pathway (mTORC1), helping the tumors suck up more amino acids and resist immunotherapy. This discovery reveals a new way tumors survive under stress and points to a potential target for making cancer treatments more effective.
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Cellular senescence, a state where cells stop dividing but remain active, plays a dual role by both suppressing and promoting cancer through changes in how cells manage their DNA, energy, and immune signals. Understanding these opposing functions is creating exciting opportunities for developing new, precise cancer therapies.
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