Understanding Cancer Transition Timing

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Determining precise timing of cellular growth to understand the origins of cancer

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Vanderbilt University researchers have developed a precise molecular "clock" that records the timing of cellular events at a single-cell resolution.

This work, published in the journal Nature , helps decipher the origin of colorectal cancer.

The team posits that cancers transition from having genetically distinct cells (polyclonal composition) in the early precancer stage to genetically identical cells in advanced stages.

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