The Science Behind Cancer's Weakness Can Save Your Life
Episode 33 min 16s

The Science Behind Cancer's Weakness Can Save Your Life

Send us Fan Mail What happens when you cut off cancer's food supply? Dr. Robert Hoffman has spent five decades studying this question, discovering that cancer cells are uniquely addicted to the amino acid methionine. His groundbreaking work with methioninase—an enzyme that breaks down this critical nutrient—is now transforming lives. The journey to this breakthrough wasn't straightforward. After a devastating setback that nearly ended the project, researchers made a surprising discovery: met...

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