Researchers Identify "Carbohydrates in a Coal Mine" for Cancer Detection
Monday, March 3, 2014 - 15:31
in Biology & Nature
Researchers at NYU and the University of Texas at Austin have discovered that carbohydrates serve as identifiers for cancer cells. Their findings show how these molecules may serve as signals for cancer and explain what's going on inside these cells, pointing to new ways in which sugars function as a looking glass into the workings of their underlying structures.