Scientists identify link between stem cell regulation and the development of lung cancer
Thursday, June 19, 2014 - 17:00
in Health & Medicine
UCLA researchers led by Dr. Brigitte Gomperts have discovered the inner workings of the process thought to be the first stage in the development of lung cancer. Their study explains how factors that regulate the growth of adult stem cells that repair tissue in the lungs can lead to the formation of precancerous lesions.