Why Are Only Some Cells ‘Competent’ to Form Cancer? MSK Scientists Say Context Is Key (IMAGE)

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

Why Are Only Some Cells ‘Competent’ to Form Cancer? MSK Scientists Say Context Is Key

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A zebrafish with melanocytes labeled with green fluorescent protein (GFP) (top left); magnified view of GFP-labeled melanocytes (bottom left); human stem cell-derived melanocytes growing in a dish (right). The cells on the right are brown because they are producing melanin.

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Joshua M. Weiss, PhD, Sarah Perlee, and Arianna Baggiolini, PhD

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