With new method, CSHL team is able to infer how tumours evolve and spread
Sunday, March 13, 2011 - 14:30
in Biology & Nature
A new method of analysing cancerous tumours developed by scientists at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL) suggests that tumours may not evolve gradually, but rather in punctuated or staccato-like bursts. It is a finding that has already shed new light on the process of tumour growth and metastasis, and may help in the development of new methods to clinically evaluate tumours...