First large-scale atlas of cancer metabolism

The role of glycine in cancer cell production has been studied for over 100 years. Researchers at the Broad Institute and Massachusetts General Hospital have conducted extensive studies on 60 cancer cell lines. This has resulted in the inaugural large-scale atlas of cancer metabolism. Lead researcher Vamsi Mootha, co-director of the Broad Institute's Metabolism Program and professor at the Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts General Hospital, states that most studies of metabolism in cancer tend to concentrate on one or perhaps two studies. This atlas thus took "an unbiased approach, looking at all of metabolism." To read more about this study, which appeared in the May 25th issue of Science, click here.