New Technique Gets To The Root Of Cancer
Monday, July 21, 2008 - 06:21
in Biology & Nature
In two complementary studies, scientists have developed a new method for reconstructing a cell's 'family tree,' and have applied this technique to trace the history of the development of cancer. So far, the scientists have been able to calculate the age of the tumor and characterize its growth pattern. The scientists believe cell lineage studies of cancer can eventually lead us to the root of cancer.