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How Chaos in Chromosomes Helps Drive Cancer Spread
How Chaos in Chromosomes Helps Drive Cancer Spread
A new link between inflammation and rampant chromosomal abnormalities reveals novel strategies to treat diverse malignancies.
A new link between inflammation and rampant chromosomal abnormalities reveals novel strategies to treat diverse malignancies.
inflammation, genetics & genomics
Infographic: Chromosome Errors Cause Micronuclei and Drive Cancer
Samuel F. Bakhoum | Mar 1, 2022 | 2 min read
When micronuclei rupture, chromosomes break, recombine, and form circles, causing inflammation and promoting carcinogenic growth.
Some Human Cancers Exhibit Low-grade Inflammation
Alison F. Takemura | Oct 1, 2016 | 2 min read
NSAIDs reduce this "parainflammation," hinting at how they help lower cancer risk.
Week in Review: May 19–23
Tracy Vence | May 23, 2014 | 3 min read
Sperm-sex–sensing sows; blocking a pain receptor extends lifespan in mice; stop codons can code for amino acids; exploring the tumor exome
Do Mice Make Bad Models?
Dan Cossins | Feb 11, 2013 | 3 min read
A study suggests that some mouse models do not accurately mimic human molecular mechanisms of inflammatory response, but other mouse strains may fare better.
Sharing the Bounty
Michelle G. Rooks and Wendy S. Garrett | Aug 1, 2011 | 10+ min read
Gut bacteria may be the missing piece that explains the connection between diet and cancer risk.