Human lung epithelial cancer cell between healthy epithelial cells under the scanning electron microscop.
Human lung epithelial cancer cell between healthy epithelial cells under the scanning electron microscop. Science Photo Library - Dennis Kunkel Microscopy Dr. Francesco Catania is head of the working group "Evolutionary Cell Biology" at the Institute for Evolution and Biodiversity at the University of Münster. His group uses bioinformatics and experimental approaches to investigate how the interaction of cells and organisms with their environment leads to the emergence of new properties. In an interview with Christina Hoppenbrock , he explains what the question of the evolution of cancer cells has to do with possible treatment approaches. You took a closer look at the evolution of cancer cells. How did you come up with this idea? First off, oncologists see cancer as a disease. However, from a cell's perspective, cancer is not a disease.
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