Fractal patterns that arise when healthy human cells turn cancerous have been observed for the first time by scientists in the US. Using an atomic force microscope (AFM), Igor Sokolov and colleagues at Tufts University and Clarkson University saw the patterns while studying the surfaces of cervical epithelial cells at nanometre resolution. The work could give us a better understanding of how the surface of cells affects the progression of some cancers, which could in turn lead to new strategies for fighting the disease……
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