Chris Bakal on cells

 

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Cells come in many shapes and sizes. Chris Bakal, a systems biologist at the Institute of Cancer Research, is fascinated by their ability to change shape and migrate around the body - a process that goes out of control in cancer. He talks to the Wellcome Trust's Daniel Glaser about how understanding the shapeshifting properties of cells is the key to fighting this disease.

This packed lunch event was recorded live on 17 November 2010 at Wellcome Collection.

Video: Speeded up video of Drosophila (fruit fly) BG-3 neuroepithelial cells. Credit: Chris Bakal.

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