2020.12.04

Cells in a Maze

A Pac-Man-like strategy guides both amoebas and cancer cells on complex paths

Cancer cells may forge their own chemical paths to navigate long distances. (Pictured are pancreatic cancer cells.) / ANNE WESTON Science Source

Cancer cells may forge their own chemical paths to navigate long distances. (Pictured are pancreatic cancer cells.) / ANNE WESTON Science Source

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