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Coronavirus and cancer hijack the same parts in human cells to spread – and our team identified existing cancer drugs that could fight COVID-19 – The Conversation US

Kinases are cellular control switches. When they malfunction, they can cause cancer. The coronavirus hijacks these kinases to replicate, and cancer drugs that target them could fight COVID-19.

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Most antivirals in use today target parts of an invading virus itself. Unfortunately, SARS-CoV-2 the virus that causes COVID-19 has proven hard to kill. But viruses rely on cellular mechanisms in hum…

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