Breast cancer cell movement schematic (IMAGE)
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A new technique measures forces generated by cancer cells with a biological microscope that detects biocompatible spheres within the tissue material. Cellular forces are computed using information about two sphere types, one that detects nanoscale motion, and another that measures mechanical properties. The technique reveals that cancer cells generate forces in a stepwise manner, and the forces cumulate within the tissue material, surrounding a breast-cancer tumour.
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Luka Sikic/Juho Pokki group/Aalto University
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