Cancer Stem Cell Differentiation In Reverse, Spontaneously
This article was originally published in Start Up
Executive Summary
Scientists have now shown that both normal and cancerous mammary cells may spontaneously "de-differentiate" into stem cells without any genetic manipulations. This apparently innate cellular plasticity suggests new possibilities for utilizing cultured cells both as a tool in the discovery of cancer therapies that target cancer stem cells and also as an autologous therapy in regenerative medicine.