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Cancer cell clusters are more effective than single cells at spreading cancer in the body, and researchers at Baylor College of Medicine found out why.

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The single cell and the cluster, what makes one better than the other at cancer metastasis?

June 30, 2020October 14, 2021Breast Cancer, cluster cancer cells, Metastasis, NK cells, Research

Cancer metastasis is all about rogue cancer cells abandoning the original tumor and venturing through the blood in search for new breeding grounds. Sometimes, single

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Image of the Month: An activated human NK cell

October 2, 2017Cancer, Gata2, immune system, myelodysplastic syndrome, NK cells, viral infections

NK or natural killer cells are members of the immune system critical for the control of viral infections and cancer. Research at the Emily

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2017 Michael E. DeBakey M.D. Award for Research Excellence

May 26, 20172017 DeBakey Award for Research Excellence, Breast Cancer, Cardiothoracic Surgery, DeBakey award, endocrine cancer, gene regulation, Neuroscience, NK cells, Norovirus, Primary immunodeficiencies, Prostate Cancer, rotavirus

The five winners of this year’s Michael E. DeBakey M.D. Award for Research Excellence exemplify the breadth and depth of scientific research at Baylor College

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Image of the Month: Human natural killer cells preparing to deliver a lethal strike to diseased cells

December 2, 2016alpha-tubulin, cancer cells, Immunology, lytic vesicles, microtubules, NK cells, primary immunodeficiency disease, viral infections

This mosaic montage of still images of live natural killer (NK) cells from the human immune system shows the cells have a skeleton of microtubules