𝐀 𝐦𝐞𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐯𝐢𝐞𝐰 𝐨𝐧 #𝐦𝐞𝐭𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐬𝐢𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐫𝐨𝐥𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐮𝐦𝐨𝐫 𝐜𝐞𝐥𝐥 𝐯𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐨𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐲

#Cancer cells can detach from the original tumor and travel through the bloodstream to form metastases in the body. An international #research team investigated how the mechanical properties of #tumor cells influence their metastatic pathway. The key finding: viscosity – rather than elasticity – determines how tumor cells invade surrounding tissue.

👉 https://mpzpm.mpg.de/news/news-details/a-mechanical-view-on-metastasis-and-the-role-of-tumor-cell-viscosity
📸 V. Gensbittel, J. Goetz
 
#science #biophysics