Checkmating tumors

(Max Delbr ü ck Center for Molecular Medicine in the Helmholtz Association) Chess and cancer research have one thing in common: one must act strategically to defeat the opponent. And that's exactly what scientists at the MDC are doing. They are seeking to selectively make only those cancer cells aggressive that would otherwise evade chemotherapy -- and then lure them into a trap.
Source: EurekAlert! - Cancer - Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: news