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Machine learning uncovers new insight into biophysics of cancer



January 27, 2017



This material is available primarily for archival purposes. Telephone numbers or other contact information may be out of date; please see current contact information at media contacts. Modeling complex pattern formation has helped researchers to predict never-before-seen cancer-like cell growth, providing new insight into the biophysics of cancer and raising broad implications for biomedicine. Credit: Maria Lobikin and Michael Levin of Tufts University Modeling complex pattern formation has helped researchers to predict never-before-seen cancer-like cell growth, providing new insight into the biophysics of cancer and raising broad implications for biomedicine. Credit: Maria Lobikin and Michael Levin of Tufts University Full Story

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