Moving targets: Biologists gain new insight into migrating cells
Thursday, September 20, 2012 - 16:00
in Biology & Nature
At any given moment, millions of cells are on the move in the human body, typically on their way to provide a benefit to the structures around them. When the migration process goes wrong, however, the results can include tumor formation and metastatic cancer. Little has been known about how cell migration actually works, but now, researchers have gained new insight into this highly complex task.