A team at the University of Cape Town has successfully recreated and modelled the process by which tumours bypass the body’s natural defences. In the intricate biology of the human body, organs such as the breast, colon and lungs are lined with a defensive barrier known as the epithelium. At the heart of this barrier sits a remarkable protein called mucin-1 (MUC1). In a healthy body, MUC1 is like a sentinel. Read more
