Researchers at Stanford University School of Medicine have developed a new technique to see how different types of cells interact in a living mouse. The process uses light-emitting proteins that glow when two types of cells come close together. Using the technique, the team was able to pinpoint where in the body metastatic cancer cells ended up after they broke off from an initial tumor site, using readily available lab reagents. Read more here.
Study mentioned: Sellmyer MA, et al. Visualizing cellular interactions with a generalized proximity reporter. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2013 May 6. [Epub ahead of print] PMID: 23650381
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