Cell division spindles self-organize like active liquid crystals—a theory that holds up

When a cell divides, it performs a feat of microscopic choreography—duplicating its DNA and depositing it into two new cells. The spindle is the machinery behind that process: It latches onto ...
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Expression of P4H9-detecting molecule on spindle-shaped fibroblasts to indicate malignant phenotype of colorectal cancer.

Tumor genomic profiling (TGP) in metastatic colorectal cancer (CRC): Bridging the community and the tertiary cancer center through genomic consultation (GC). This is an ASCO Meeting Abstract from the ...
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Dormant Cancer Cells Change Shape To Survive Immune System Attack

Dormant lung cancer cells change their shape from spindle shaped (above) to round (below), which helps protect them from the body's immune defenders. Image: Wang, Z., et al., Nature Cancer (CC BY 4.0) ...
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Rare spindle-shaped neurons from deep inside the brain recorded for the first time

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