Tumour model (IMAGE)

University of Göttingen

Tumour model

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The only way the researchers were able to trigger a rapid burst of cancer cell motion in a stiff collagen matrix was to introduce weak spots in the surrounding 3-D material. The cancer cell nuclei are shown here red and the weaker spots can be seen here as three darker holes.

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Dr Swetha Raghuraman

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