Expression of a blood-cancer-associated genetic mutation in the non-blood cells of the bone marrow is sufficient to cause blood cancer in mice. This finding could point to new approaches to treating an often-fatal disease. See Letter p.304
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Chan, G., Neel, B. Bad neighbours cause bad blood. Nature 539, 173–175 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1038/nature19479
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