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Cancer Cell Simulation by Karakanlud

Karakanlud
Karakanlud
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5th May 2015
30th Jul 2015
*update: found a better way to mimic cell interior* Simulates the way cancer cells move around compared to normal cells.
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Comments

  • epic5000
    epic5000     11th May 2015
    I come back here every day just to see the debates and arguments going on :p
  • Karakanlud
    Karakanlud     10th May 2015
    billyliakos01: nope, cancer is far more complex than that. if the only problem is an abnormally high reproduction rate, it's a benign tumor. cancer cells have other problems: if the reproduction is totally out of control, the lack of working tumor suppressors -which prevent mitosis if errors are present- will cause cells to develop more and more mutations. with these mutations they'll eventually lose their normal function and start to act independently. that's when the tumor becomes cancerous.
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  • LeonardEuler
    LeonardEuler     9th May 2015
    That's a total failure because cancer cells have one problem: They can't control their reproduction
  • pepper1boy
    pepper1boy     9th May 2015
    so is the gpmp and anything inside it the cell or is the moving thing inside the cell
  • Karakanlud
    Karakanlud     9th May 2015
    Destroyer127: It's more like the cancer cell loses its regulation to stay in place or move as it should, and starts moving around randomly.
  • Destroyer127
    Destroyer127     9th May 2015
    so a cancer cell is unstable while the healthy cell is stable?
  • saster1111
    saster1111     9th May 2015
    How to cure cancer: Delete the insides of the boxes around the cancer cell XD
  • jeriktelorian
    jeriktelorian     8th May 2015
    I am pleasantly surprised to see you posting that reference. Good job :D
  • Karakanlud
    Karakanlud     8th May 2015
    jeriktelorian: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0167488906001558 Cell migration is an important process, and it's regulated by cell type. As the cell goes cancerous, with the growing number of mutations, it will eventually lose it's function and regulation, and this commonly causes the cells to migrate/invade the tissue around the tumor.