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At the root of brain cancer

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A small subpopulation of cells, ‘brain-cancer stem cells’, has been identified in humans. They have the exclusive ability to drive tumour formation, and could prove an effective target for therapies.

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Figure 1: Brain-cell hierarchy.

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