Cancer cells alter protein production machinery to hasten metastasis
An increase in ribosomes, the protein-making machinery found in every living cell, increases their potential to form metastasis.
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An increase in ribosomes, the protein-making machinery found in every living cell, increases their potential to form metastasis.