Breast Cancer Cells (IMAGE)

National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)

Breast Cancer Cells

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This is a three-dimensional culture of human breast cancer cells, with DNA stained blue and a protein in the cell surface membrane stained green. The cancer in these cells is driven by the HER2 gene (also known as ErbB2).

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NCI Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health

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