Sugar Galaxy Exploration

Sugar Galaxy Exploration

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Stephanie Yiu, Ankit Basak, Carolina Ortiz Cordero, Alex K. Shalek, Sizun Jiang, Richard Burack, Laura Kiessling 

Institute of Medical Engineering and Science, MIT Department of Chemistry

Sweet details can reveal darker secrets. These circular immune compartments come from human tissue, with healthy samples on the left and follicular lymphoma on the right. While the cells appear similar, their pattern of surface sugars (green) changes dramatically in cancer.  With a new imaging approach, the researchers can uncover abnormal sugar patterns found only in tumors. By studying this glycosylation, they reveal hidden signals that help cancer grow, and identify new ways to diagnose and treat disease.

 

14 spheres of varying colors. Some blue and green with red nucleuses, and other yellow and pink or purple and green

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