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Cancer might evade immune defences by stealing mitochondria

Hijacking the energy-producing organelles from immune cells seems to help tumours in mice to infiltrate lymph nodes.
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  1. Laura Dattaro

    1. Laura Dattaro is a science journalist in Maplewood, New Jersey.

Cancer cells use mitochondria stolen from immune cells to spread and to escape detection, according to a study published this week in Cell Metabolism1.

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Nature 649, 1090 (2026)

doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-026-00123-9

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