# Mirror Molecule Shows Promise Starving Cancer Cells While Sparing Healthy Tissues

- slug: mirror-molecule-shows-promise-starving-cancer-cells-while-sparing-healthy-tissues
- date: 2026-03-13
- category: Biotech & Life Sciences

University of Geneva researchers have discovered that D-cysteine — a mirror-image version of the amino acid cysteine — can selectively slow cancer growth by targeting a specific transporter found only on certain

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