Scientists Measure Differences Between Normal and Cancer Cell Surfaces
Tuesday, May 5, 2009 - 03:49
in Biology & Nature
(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists know that cancerous cells and normal cells have different physical features, but the details of these differences, and why they occur, are not well understood. In a recent edition of Nature Nanotechnology, researchers report measurements of certain physical differences between the surfaces of normal and cancerous cells, suggesting a new way to characterize cancer cells and a possible route for detection.