Cell Microenvironments Hold Key To Future Stem Cell Therapies
Wednesday, March 4, 2009 - 10:35
in Health & Medicine
The ultimate fate of a stem or progenitor cell in a woman's breast -- whether the cell develops normally or whether it turns cancerous -- may depend upon signals from multiple microenvironments. New results suggest that modulations of microenvironmental signals are a promising pathway for future cancer and regenerative medicine therapies.