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Mina Bissell: Experimentos que apontam para uma nova compreensão do câncer.

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Por décadas, a pesquisadora Mina Bissell perseguiu uma ideia revolucionária -- que uma célula cancerosa não se torna automaticamente um tumor, mas que depende das células circundantes (seu microambiente) para orientar sua forma de desenvolvimento. Ela compartilha os dois experimentos-chave que provaram que o conhecimento dominante sobre o crescimento do câncer estava errado.

Mina Bissell studies how cancer interacts with our bodies, searching for clues to how cancer's microenvironment influences its growth. Full bio »

Translated into Portuguese, Brazilian by Raissa Mendes
Reviewed by Mariangela Andrade Praia
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