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Many processes in fruit flies are very similar to those in people, only simpler and thus much more approachable to the probing eyes of scientists. In the case of cancer, the action in fruit flies allows scientists to take a close look at molecular signals that may be involved in both development and disease. (Courtesy: National Institute of General Medical Sciences)
U. ROCHESTER—Scientists trying to understand how cancer cells invade healthy tissue have used the fruit fly’s metamorphosis as a guide to identify a key molecular signal that may be involved in both processes. Continue…
