Really interesting article in the latest Scientific American about cancer cells in terms of how they evolve due to enviromental (within the body) pressures. It’s an intriguing indea. The Sci Am article is still locked, but here is another covering the same basic ground and from one of the authors.

https://www.wired.com/story/cancer-treatment-darwin-evolution/

buffy said:

Really interesting article in the latest Scientific American about cancer cells in terms of how they evolve due to enviromental (within the body) pressures. It’s an intriguing indea. The Sci Am article is still locked, but here is another covering the same basic ground and from one of the authors.

https://www.wired.com/story/cancer-treatment-darwin-evolution/

> One important factor in the group’s suggested classification scheme is a measure of how swiftly a cancer is mutating.

Now that is interesting. I don’t know if it’s useful, but it is interesting.

I know sweet FA about cancer, but even i’ve been coming up with some ideas lately.