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Breast cancer hijacks ‘sperm and egg’ protein to survive chemotherapy

A protein normally involved in the production of sperm and eggs can be hijacked by breast cancer cells to repair DNA damaged by chemotherapy, helping tumours survive treatment, an international team including Polish scientists has found.