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Cellular Trains Make a Quick Getaway
Clusters of epithelial cells migrate at different speeds depending on their layout, with single-file assemblies making the fastest journeys.
Cellular Trains Make a Quick Getaway
Cellular Trains Make a Quick Getaway

Clusters of epithelial cells migrate at different speeds depending on their layout, with single-file assemblies making the fastest journeys.

Clusters of epithelial cells migrate at different speeds depending on their layout, with single-file assemblies making the fastest journeys.

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3D illustration depicting white and red blood cells flowing in a network of blood vessels.
How Migrating Cells Navigate Biological Mazes
Laura Mac-Daniel, PhD | May 16, 2024 | 4 min read
A key protein that detects changes in plasma membrane curvature guides immune-like cells through environmental obstacles.
New Research Avenues Provide Hope for Metastatic Disease
New Research Avenues Provide Hope for Metastatic Disease
The Scientist Staff | Mar 27, 2024 | 2 min read
Learn about the latest cellular studies that help researchers discover the mechanisms of cancer metastasis.
Two malignant cancer cells protruding towards each other.
The Role of Adhesion Receptors in Cancer Cannibalism
Elina Kadriu | Mar 13, 2023 | 3 min read
Contact inhibition of locomotion by adhesion receptors prevents cancer cells from eating each other. 
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Cancer Cells Gather Speed in Thicker Fluids
Holly Barker, PhD | Nov 22, 2022 | 4 min read
Viscous solutions accelerate the migration of tumor cells and may enable metastasis, according to a new study.
Dark red cancer cells travel through the circulatory system alongside small, brighter-colored red blood cells
Traversing Narrow Channels Helps Metastatic Cancer Cells Survive
Dan Robitzski | Apr 14, 2022 | 4 min read
In vitro and mouse experiments show how cancer cells forced through tiny pores—mimicking the physical experience of metastasis—resisted programmed cell death and avoided detection by the immune cells that would normally kill them.
Image of an abstract fractal blue and green sea shell.
Cell Chirality Offers Clues to the Mystery of Body Asymmetry
Catherine Offord | Feb 1, 2022 | 10+ min read
Researchers explore the idea that molecular patterns in individual cells could underlie the development of a left and a right in animals.
Derek Applewhite’s Actin Research Inspires the Next Generation
Lisa Winter | Mar 1, 2021 | 4 min read
The biologist’s undergraduate-centered lab allows students to play a meaningful role in research.
Beauty Is More Than Skin Deep: 3D Imaging from Micro to Macro
The Scientist | Jan 12, 2021 | 1 min read
Lai Guan Ng will discuss how whole-skin imaging advances skin immunity research.
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Two Genes Conspire in Endometriosis and Cancer to Help Cells Migrate
Emma Yasinski | Aug 9, 2019 | 3 min read
The genes promote the migration of endothelial cells outside of the uterus, a characteristic of both endometriosis and endometrial cancers, a study of mice and human tissue finds.
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Image of the Day: More Ribosomes
Chia-Yi Hou | May 10, 2019 | 1 min read
An increased production of ribosomes may underlie cell migration and relate to cancer metastasis, according to a new study.
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Stray Germ Cells May Seed Female-Biased Cancerous Cysts
Ashley Yeager | Apr 1, 2019 | 2 min read
Similarities in gene expression hint at the origin of a certain type of pancreatic tumor that predominantly afflicts women.
Image of the Day: Cell DanceĀ 
The Scientist and The Scientist Staff | Nov 24, 2017 | 1 min read
Scientists develop a micropatterning device to study cell behavior. 
Researchers Refute Proposed Neuron Migration Pathway
Jef Akst | Jan 10, 2017 | 2 min read
A team of scientists was unable to replicate controversial, high-profile findings published in 2011.
Watching Cancer on the Move
Jef Akst | Dec 15, 2015 | 1 min read
Fibroblasts help tumors metastasize by paving a “migration highway” through the extracellular matrix, scientists report.
Honeybee Compound for Hair Loss?
Jef Akst | Dec 11, 2014 | 1 min read
Propolis, a natural product used by honeybees to repair their hives, stimulates hair growth in shaved mice.
Beach Reading
Mary Beth Aberlin | Jul 1, 2013 | 3 min read
A vacation from your lab doesn’t have to mean a break from fascinating developments on the life science front.
Fellow Travelers
Dan Cossins | Feb 1, 2013 | 3 min read
Collective cell migration relies on a directional signal that comes from the moving cluster, rather than from external cues.
Go Forth, Cells
Dan Cossins | Jan 31, 2013 | 1 min read
Watch the cell transplant experiments in zebrafish that suggest certain embryonic cells rely on intrinsic directional cues for collective migration.
Sperm Shadows
Ruth Williams | Jan 1, 2013 | 2 min read
Tracking the shadows cast by sperm reveals their precise 3-D movements.
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