Dr. Martin Rivas (IMAGE)

University of Miami Miller School of Medicine

Dr. Martin Rivas

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“We’ve long known that mutations drive cancer,” said Dr. Martin Rivas, a cancer researcher at Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center. “But this work shows that architecture—the way DNA folds—can be just as important. It’s like losing the blueprint for a building while construction is under way.”

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