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Monash University

Greenhouse Tumor

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Prostate cancer is surprising difficult to keep alive outside the human body. Yet, like a greenhouse full of rare plants, the Melbourne Urological Research Alliance (MURAL) has cultivated a new collection of living patient tumors. By carefully studying the way these tumors grow, the MURAL consortium has identified promising drug targets for aggressive prostate cancer.

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Monash University

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