Mapping Tumor Heterogeneity With Quantum Dots
Tuesday, May 25, 2010 - 04:40
in Health & Medicine
(PhysOrg.com) -- One important discovery made about cancer over the past decade is that as a tumor develops, the molecular identity of its cells begins to diverge. As a result, any given tumor is likely to contain groups of cells with differing genetic makeup, growth rates, and more importantly, susceptibility to specific drug therapies.