The secret tool whales use to avoid cancer for over 200 years
Long-lived bowhead whales employ DNA repair strategies to avoid cancer and live for 200+ years
cancer biology
Cancers May Spread, But They Don’t Forget Where Home Is
Researchers have spent decades studying how cancer cells adapt and evolve to survive in new environments. Yet, one question remains largely unexplored: Once a cancer cell has settled in a new organ, does it change? Or does it still behave like it belongs…
The New Trojan Horse: Using tumor cells to kill tumors
Cancer immunotherapy exploits our immune system to kill cancerous cells. Recently, researchers have discovered a novel way to do this. They engineered cells that are programmed to die and injected them into tumor. They have successfully shown that the…