Flow (2 of 2) (IMAGE)

Rice University

Flow (2 of 2)

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Rice University graduate student Marco Santoro fills a custom bioreactor with fluid as he prepares to test bone cancer cells embedded in a scaffold. The technique allows researchers to monitor the spread of cancer cells in more natural environments than can be achieved in two-dimensional cultures.

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Jeff Fitlow/Rice University

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