Research on ‘molecular drills’ of skin cancer cells offers hope for treatment
by Ian Sample Science editor from Science | The Guardian on (#628Q3)
Institute of Cancer Research in London isolates gene that allows tumours to spread through the body
Skin cancer cells produce molecular drills" to penetrate healthy tissues and spread around the body, according to research that raises the prospect of new therapies for the disease.
Researchers used robotic microscopy to capture the formation of the drills by melanoma cells that were being grown in 3D skin-like material in the laboratory.
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