Disclaimer: in this post, the term ‘drug’ is used to refer to substances used for medication rather than those for recreational purpose. You are probably no stranger to the saying ‘You are what you eat’; the notion that the food you consume determines your health. But did you know that the effect of your diet … Continue reading You(r drugs) are what you eat
Unstable genome: a friend and a foe of cancer
How does a normal cell go rogue and evolve into deadly invaders that storm uncontrollably? How does cancer do it? In this post, Audrey dives into the paradoxical relationship between cancer and unstable chromosomes, a relevant subject in her research.
Story of a cancer cell – How I love to play hide-and-seek in your body
How many times did you play hide-and-seek when you were little? What were your favorite hiding strategies? Did you roll under your parents’ bed, hide away in a wardrobe? Or did you disguise yourselves into something invisible? I love to play hide-and-seek, which, every day, I do with my immune foes. I was born as … Continue reading Story of a cancer cell – How I love to play hide-and-seek in your body
Tumor microenvironment: how the tumor sanctuary nurtures cancer cells
Just like seeds need fertile soil to grow, cancer cells also require a proper tumor microenvironment to flourish. Find out what it is, and how it contributes to therapy resistance in this post.
Ex vivo model systems in cancer: an out-of-body experience
From tumor slices to cancer-on-chip. Get to know the fascinating recent models in cancer research and how they are used to study the disease.
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