Full Text:
Here, an SW620 colon cancer cell line with RNA in situ hybridization is stained for LINE-1 non-coding RNA (Green) and GAPDH housekeeping gene (Red). DAPI nuclear stain (Blue). Images at 200X magnification. "Theoretical physics brings an important perspective to studying biological issues," said Krastan Blagoev, program director of the National Science Foundation's Physics of Living System Program, who worked on building the unique public-private partnership.
"Using an interdisciplinary approach to living systems helps researchers solve some basic science problems that stop us from making further progress in understanding and treating cancer."Image credit: David T. Ting MD, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School
