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Cancer Stem Cells Might Not Be Supervillains After All

The theory that a few cancer stem cells are responsible for tumor growth may not be as solid as scientists believed. A new study in mice showed that as many as one-fourth of cancer cells can contribute to tumor growth, not just a tiny fraction of stem cells.<br style="clear: both;"/> <a style='font-size: 10px; color: maroon;' href='http://www.pheedo.com/hostedMorselClick.php?hfmm=v3:1e6ebf79afb08cc5e3485f0ca93b00c2:pSA3JuNEcpscdWB40Mf0v2KO2rFbYssuCALSd5%2FnukDkUrrcuAsq302BuyO0Q1K%2BfzjBnsAVdl0%2Fig%3D%3D'><img border='0' title='Add to Facebook' alt='Add to Facebook' src='http://www.pheedo.com/images/mm/facebook.gif'/></a> <a style='font-size: 10px; color: maroon;' href='http://www.pheedo.com/hostedMorselClick.php?hfmm=v3:16f0c485a6506c9e72e11ba1f36e7bf6:V7JNnPqxt9QkW%2B%2FnEONm8%2BU0VR9kdnYJ8yEY1xcttrsQwJcx8NTZqtmekazwsIQU6dmOZhPuX%2Bmz'><img border='0' title='Add to Reddit' alt='Add to Reddit' src='http://www.pheedo.com/images/mm/reddit.png'/></a> <a style='font-size: 10px; color: maroon;' href='http://www.pheedo.com/hostedMorselClick.php?hfmm=v3:85ff798fd53a519a1cc7c580c221c839:%2FY5AwqHmqdxAJUv%2BFRJ345oXXU1hc3X8GsN5uJ8oZ5ocdI%2Bmf9uupVdiNLQQrKtDqYVKIMicNUsz'><img border='0' title='Add to digg' alt='Add to digg' src='http://www.pheedo.com/images/mm/digg.gif'/></a> <a style='font-size: 10px; color: maroon;' href='http://www.pheedo.com/hostedMorselClick.php?hfmm=v3:861bc32480807df385214aa76942e8f6:KrdWljR9CS2HMmCiIa7S3DN7%2Bigq30Uduymvq03YedyHziVjVGWLEj5g34mm2rOKXRx0g4dk1gwR'><img border='0' title='Add to Google' alt='Add to Google' src='http://www.pheedo.com/images/mm/google.png'/></a> <br style="clear: both;"/> <a href="http://www.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=172f145b8627f03d512a27ef3b25be5f&p=1"><img alt="" style="border: 0;" border="0" src="http://www.pheedo.com/img.phdo?s=172f145b8627f03d512a27ef3b25be5f&p=1"/></a> <img src="http://www.pheedo.com/feeds/tracker.php?i=172f145b8627f03d512a27ef3b25be5f" style="display: none;" border="0" height="1" width="1" alt=""/> <p><a href="http://feeds.wired.com/~a/wired/index?a=7REdXd"><img src="http://feeds.wired.com/~a/wired/index?i=7REdXd" border="0"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.wired.com/~r/wired/index/~4/474020882" height="1" width="1"/>