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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Ian Sample Science editor

Research on ‘molecular drills’ of skin cancer cells offers hope for treatment

A melanoma cell penetrating a soft material known as a hydrogel
A melanoma cell penetrating a soft material known as a hydrogel. Photograph: Vicky Bousgouni and Chris Bakal, Institute of Cancer Research

Skin cancer cells produce “molecular drills” to penetrate healthy tissues and spread around the body, according to research that raises the prospect of new therapies for the disease.

Researchers used robotic microscopy to capture the formation of the drills by melanoma cells that were being grown in 3D skin-like material in the laboratory.

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