Taking control of key protein stifles cancer spread in mice
Friday, May 20, 2016 - 08:40
in Health & Medicine
For cancer to spread, the cells that take off into the bloodstream must find a tissue that will permit them to thrive. They don’t just go looking, though. Instead, they actively prepare the tissue, in one case by co-opting a protein that suppresses defenses the body would otherwise mount. In a new study, scientists report […]