Newly identified stem cells can lure breast cancer to the spine
Stem cells in the vertebrae secrete a protein that acts as a tumor attractor
![An image of newly discovered stem cells shown in green.](https://i0.wp.com/www.sciencenews.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/100423_MR_cancer-metastisis_cells_feat.jpg?fit=1030%2C580&ssl=1)
Scientists have discovered a new type of stem cell that forms spinal tissue (in mice, these stem cells and the cells they produce are shown in green).
J. Sun et al./Nature 2023