Reading time: 4 minutes Eoghan McGrath This history of life on earth is marked with competition for resources, species expansion, and mass extinction events. New research1 suggests that tumors have similar backstories, and that cells which form successful tumors are lone survivors amidst a graveyard of other failed cancer cells. Barriers to Cancer Growth We... Continue Reading →
Following a Trail of Breadcrumbs: Healthy Body Cells Lead the Way When Cancer Cells Migrate
Researchers studied a trail of "tracks" left by cancer-associated fibroblasts that guided breast cancer cells in migration. These membranous trails act as communication networks, potentially offering new insights for treatments. Jessica Campbell writes.
