A chemical ‘breadcrumb trail’ helps melanoma spread

Read more about the research on our blog http://scienceblog.cancerresea....rchuk.org/2014/10/14
A new study from Cancer Research UK scientists in Glasgow has shown how melanoma cells follow the ‘trail’ of a naturally-occurring molecule in the body, encouraging this serious type of skin cancer to spread. See how the cells move along this chemical breadcrumb trail and read more about the research on our blog. Videos courtesy of the researchers at the Beatson Institute in Glasgow. Additional video By Fisher K, Pop A, Koh W, Anthis N, Saunders W, Davis G [CC-BY-2.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0)], via Wikimedia Commons.