During mesenchymal migration, a cancer cell moves like a gecko on a wall. Before choosing this mode of movement, the cell sizes up the surface to which it may stick, explained physicist Nadir Kaplan.

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To move forward or migrate, the different cells in our body must exert forces or interact with their surrounding environment. Interestingly, however, a fault in these interactions can also be the ...