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7.342 | Fall 2020 | Undergraduate

# The Seeds and the Soil: Roles of Tumor Heterogeneity and the Tumor Microenvironment in Cancer Metastasis

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A microscope image showing a breast cancer tumor and its microenvironment.

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A breast cancer tumor and its surrounding tissue, as seen under a microscope. The tumor is a round mass of blue-green cells, dotted with tiny red circles, and surrounded by bright green fibers.
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A breast cancer tumor and the surrounding (non-cancerous) tissue, known as the microenvironment. The tumor cells are shown in blue-green, along with macrophages in red, and collagen fibers in bright green. (By Joseph Szulczewski, David Inman, Kevin Eliceiri, and Patricia Keely. National Cancer Institute \ Carbone Cancer Center at the Univ. of Wisconsin. Public domain.)
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By Joseph Szulczewski, David Inman, Kevin Eliceiri, and Patricia Keely. National Cancer Institute \ Carbone Cancer Center at the Univ. of Wisconsin. Public domain.

## Course Info

##### Instructors

- Arthur Lambert
- Yun Zhang

##### Departments

- Biology

##### As Taught In

Fall 2020

##### Level

Undergraduate

##### Topics

- Health and Medicine
  - Cancer
- Science
  - Biology
    - Cell Biology
    - Developmental Biology
    - Stem Cells

##### Learning Resource Types

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