
S5.05 Sex and the Single Cell
Genetics Unzipped
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The Evolution Accelerator in Prostate Cancer
Cancor cells can get stuck at the point where they've copied their d and a, but are unable to split into two new cells. Researchers felt there must be something more to these mysterious giants. They turned to a device nicknamed the evolution accelerator - a hexagonal micro fluidic chip no bigger than a finger nail. It was originally designed as a way of studying the emergence of anti otic resistance in bacterial cells.
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