Uploaded August 2018 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Art of Science 2018 | Moving image
https://www.wehi.edu.au/artofscience
Breast cancer is a difficult disease to treat, with limited options for many of the 15,000 patients diagnosed in Australia each year.
Part of the challenge is that breast tumours are very heterogeneous. This means they are made up of many cell families that all behave in different ways. The tumours can also change over time, especially during therapy.
This particular image is a snapshot from a computer simulation created by Justin. Each ball represents a cancer cell that has been coloured according to its family group. Using cellular barcoding technology, Tom is able to track the behaviour of these different groups over time.
Understanding how different families of cells grow and evolve in breast cancer will help to design treatments that target the varied behaviours and hopefully achieve better outcomes for patients in the future.
Art of Science 2018 | Moving image
https://www.wehi.edu.au/artofscience
Breast cancer is a difficult disease to treat, with limited options for many of the 15,000 patients diagnosed in Australia each year.
Part of the challenge is that breast tumours are very heterogeneous. This means they are made up of many cell families that all behave in different ways. The tumours can also change over time, especially during therapy.
This particular image is a snapshot from a computer simulation created by Justin. Each ball represents a cancer cell that has been coloured according to its family group. Using cellular barcoding technology, Tom is able to track the behaviour of these different groups over time.
Understanding how different families of cells grow and evolve in breast cancer will help to design treatments that target the varied behaviours and hopefully achieve better outcomes for patients in the future.
