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Cancer evolution is mathematical – how random processes and epigenetics can explain why tumor cells shape-shift, metastasize and resist treatments

  • Written by Andrew Feinberg, Professor of Biomedical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University
Cancer evolution is mathematical – how random processes and epigenetics can explain why tumor cells shape-shift, metastasize and resist treatmentsStochasticity is everywhere -- and finding the order in disorder can unlock new ways to understand biology.Erlon Silva - TRI Digital/Moment via Getty Images

Cancer is often seen as a disease that arises from genetic mutations causing cells to divide uncontrollably and invade other parts of the body. But the spread of cells away from their origins...

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