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Scientists recorded a time-lapse of this worm to study how cancer spreads

Cells trying to break into other tissues deploy a sneaky strategy to launch an invasion. In cancer cells, the process goes haywire and leads to metastasis.

New research finds that cells trying to break into other tissues deploy a sneaky strategy to launch their invasion.

Scientists captured the cellular break-ins in C. elegans, a transparent worm that’s often used as a

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