By growing 3D tumors, researcher develops realistic cancer growth models

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A scanning electron microscope image of a cell-seeded PLG scaffold. Credit: Claudia Fischbach-Teschl
A scanning electron microscope image of a cell-seeded PLG scaffold. Credit: Claudia Fischbach-Teschl

Scientists can only develop new cancer drugs or search for cures by testing their theories on the real thing. Traditionally, they've done so by culturing cancer cells on petri dishes or plastic slides. But those cancer cells do not behave the way they do in the body. They only partially re-create the aggressive behavior of tumors in real patients.


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