Monday, December 17, 2007

Scientists Identify And Repress Breast Cancer Stem Cells In Mouse Tissue

Source: Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
Date: December 17, 2007

Summary:

By manipulating highly specific gene-regulating molecules called microRNAs, scientists at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL) report that they have succeeded in singling out and repressing stem-like cells in mouse breast tissue -- cells that are widely thought to give rise to cancer.