A branching process model for dormancy and seed banks in randomly fluctuating environments
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DOI: 10.1007/s00285-021-01639-6
Abstract: The goal of this article is to contribute towards the conceptual and quantitative understanding of the evolutionary benefits for (microbial) populations to maintain a seed bank consisting of dormant individuals when facing fluctuating environmental conditions.… read more here.
Keywords: seed; dormancy seed; model dormancy; branching process ... See more keywords
An in vitro hyaluronic acid hydrogel based platform to model dormancy in brain metastatic breast cancer cells.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.actbio.2020.02.039
Abstract: Breast cancer cells (BCCs) can remain dormant at the metastatic site, which when revoked leads to formation of metastasis several years after the treatment of primary tumor. Particularly, awakening of dormant BCCs in the brain… read more here.
Keywords: hydrogel; dormancy; breast cancer; model dormancy ... See more keywords