Andrea Kasinski is leading work on the relationship between microRNAs and cancer. (IMAGE)

Purdue University

Andrea Kasinski is leading work on the relationship between microRNAs and cancer.

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Small non-coding snippets of RNA can block multiple molecular paths cancer cells use to grow and spread. Andrea Kasinski is developing a microRNA she designed to target ovarian, non-small cell lung, and triple-negative breast cancers.

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Purdue University photo/John Underwood

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