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Michigan Medicine - University of Michigan

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Brain cells use sugar (white) to make chemicals (green) that allow the brain to function properly. Glioblastomas, on the other hand, converted sugar into molecules (red) that help them invade the surrounding tissues.

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Justine Ross, Michigan Medicine

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