Transmissible Tumors, 1909
Transmissible Tumors, 1909
Pathologist Peyton Rous made a groundbreaking discovery in the early 20th century, but his work wasn’t widely recognized until more than 40 years later.
Pathologist Peyton Rous made a groundbreaking discovery in the early 20th century, but his work wasn’t widely recognized until more than 40 years later.
tumorigenesis
It’s Bittersweet: The Tumorigenic Potential of Glycosylation
The Scientist Creative Services Team in collaboration with Vector Laboratories | Nov 9, 2021 | 1 min read
Karen Abbott and Susan Bellis discuss how to detect and block tumorigenic glycosylation signatures to diagnose and treat cancer.
Suicide Switch for Transplanted Stem Cells
Abby Olena, PhD | Mar 2, 2017 | 3 min read
Researchers use an inducible gene to limit tumor growth from human iPSCs transplanted into mice.
Illuminating a Cancer’s Origins
Catherine Offord | Jan 31, 2016 | 2 min read
Researchers have developed a technique to visualize the origin of melanoma in zebrafish, throwing light on a genetic switch for cancer.
Two-Faced RNAs
Kerry Grens | Apr 1, 2015 | 4 min read
The same microRNAs can have opposing roles in cancer.
BRCA1 Further Elucidated
Cristina Luiggi | Oct 27, 2011 | 4 min read
Researchers have pinpointed the region of a key cancer gene that’s involved in tumor suppression.
It's a Cell-Eat-Cell World
Jef Akst | Aug 1, 2011 | 10+ min read
For more than 100 years, pathologists have observed cancer cells engulfing other live cells, but scientists are only now beginning to understand how it happens and what it means for tumorigenesis.