Surprising similarities between human and zebrafish tumors
Thursday, October 7, 2010 - 09:00
in Biology & Nature
Most human cells have 23 pairs of chromosomes, the large bundles of DNA that store all of a cells genetic information. However, scientists realized more than 100 years ago that tumor cells usually have extra copies of some chromosomes. This trait, known as aneuploidy, appears to give tumor cells a survival edge.