Molecular 'Breadcrumb Trail' Helps Melanoma Spread

Scientists have discovered that melanoma cells are drawn to follow the 'trail' of a naturally-occurring molecule in the body, which directs this serious type of skin cancer to spread. This is according to research published in iPLOS Biology/i. The team at the Cancer Research UK Beatson Institute at the University of Glasgow, revealed that melanoma cells give themselves the 'green light' to move using the molecule - a type of fatty chemical called lysophosphatidic ...

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