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Spontaneous cell fusions amplify genetic diversity within tumors
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Spontaneous cell fusions amplify genetic diversity within tumors

by  H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute Credit: CC0 Public Domain Evolution within groups of tumor cells follows the principles of natural selection, as evolution in pathogenic microbes. That is, the diversity of cellular characteristics within a group leads to differences in the ability of cells to survive and divide, which leads to selection for cells...