Branding Cancer Stem Cells

Discovery of a hot new marker of intestinal cancer stem cells.

Excited about stem cells? Want to learn how stem cells influence cancer growth? Learn how scientists are paving the way to a better understanding of the identity and behavior of cancer stem cells!

Original Article: Dclk1 distinguishes between tumor and normal stem cells in the intestine. Nakanishi et al. Nature Genetics 45, 98-103 (2013)