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Using different methods to investigate cancer

Researchers studying prostate cancer have found introducing the disease in mice does not always produce accurate results.
by Tony Perkins

Episode 362: How the body’s immune system defends us against disease A cancer cell (white) is attacked by two T cells (red) in this electron micrograph image.
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Researchers studying prostate cancer have found introducing the disease in mice does not always produce accurate results. University of Arizona scientist Cynthia Miranti talks about how placing cancer cells on a microscopic chip lets researchers study potential solutions in a specific, controlled environment.

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