Chongqing General Hospital

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The fluid at the advancing edge of a glioblastoma tumor is much thicker than at its center. Researchers at Chongqing General Hospital and Chongqing University grew two human glioblastoma cell lines for a month in fluid at 7.1 centipoise (a unit of viscosity), close to the tumor's invasive edge. The cells became smaller and easier to squeeze through narrow gaps, and they moved faster than untreated cells.

Updated Oct 26