Breaking bad: how shattered chromosomes make cancer cells drug-resistant
E-Mail IMAGE: In this scanning electron micrograph of inside the nucleus of a cancer cell, chromosomes are indicated by blue arrows and circular extra-chromosomal DNA are indicated by orange arrows. view more Credit: Image courtesy of Paul Mischel, UC San Diego Cancer is one of the world's greatest health afflictions because, unlike some diseases, it is a moving target, constantly evolving to evade and resist treatment. In a paper published in the December 23, 2020 online issue of Nature, researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine and the UC San Diego b...
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