A Report of the James Watson Lecture at Yale
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Authors: | Thalyana Smith-Vikos |
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Institution: | Department of Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut |
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Abstract: | In March 2012, Nobel Prize winner James Watson gave a seminar at Yale University
entitled “Driven by Ideas.” In his lecture, Watson discussed his personal vision
for the future of science, specifically addressing how the scientific community
should approach developing anticancer agents. He discussed the use of glycolytic
inhibitors as anticancer agents due to the Warburg effect, as well as the
benefits of metformin and anti-inflammatory drugs to help prevent cancer. He
also compared drugs that target cell proliferation instead of targeting cell
growth. Additionally, Watson commented on the mechanisms for how research should
be conducted in the laboratory. |
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Keywords: | James Watson cancer Warburg effect metformin inflammation cell proliferation |
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