What do metastatic cancer cells have in common with sharks?
Thursday, November 8, 2018 - 12:10
in Health & Medicine
In a new study, researchers report that when cancer cells become invasive (metastatic), they start behaving in 'predatory' ways. Metastatic cancer cells differ from their non-metastatic counterparts not only in their genetics, but also in their moving strategy: they spread more rapidly and are more directional than non-invasive cancer cells.