Genetically diverse cancer cells key to brain tumor resistance
Friday, January 31, 2014 - 14:01
in Biology & Nature
For a cancer cell, it pays to have a group of eccentric friends. Like X-Men characters, a group of cancer cells with diverse physical traits is safer, because it takes different strategies to kill each member. The more diverse the group, the better the chances are for individual cells to survive and join forces as a cohesive tumor.