Uploaded August 2019 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
This glistening movie shows clusters of pancreatic cancer cells captured in 3D by a high-powered microscope.
Each time the image changes, you are looking at a different layer – or cross section – of each cluster. The pink indicates the cells are growing, the yellow highlights their nuclei and the blue is a glue-like protein binding everything together.
Pancreatic cancer is an aggressive disease with poor survival rates. Very little is currently understood about how pancreatic cancers grow and spread.
Ronnie is observing how pancreatic cancer cells grow in the laboratory to better understand how they become so aggressive. This information will help to design new treatments that hopefully one day are able to prevent pancreatic cancer.
This glistening movie shows clusters of pancreatic cancer cells captured in 3D by a high-powered microscope.
Each time the image changes, you are looking at a different layer – or cross section – of each cluster. The pink indicates the cells are growing, the yellow highlights their nuclei and the blue is a glue-like protein binding everything together.
Pancreatic cancer is an aggressive disease with poor survival rates. Very little is currently understood about how pancreatic cancers grow and spread.
Ronnie is observing how pancreatic cancer cells grow in the laboratory to better understand how they become so aggressive. This information will help to design new treatments that hopefully one day are able to prevent pancreatic cancer.
