How new @Medicxi company Divide & Conquer, co-founded by @sciencescanner, aims to capitalize on new biology that could prevent cancer cells from sharing resistance mechanisms via multicellular networks buff.ly/2Nn0vFo

"Disconnect the bastards"— one biotech's plan to break cancer cells' unified defenses Natalie Grover endpts.com/disconnect-the…

Online at nature: three reports on synaptic connections between #cancer cells and #neurons in glioma and brain metastasis nature.com/articles/s4158… and nature.com/articles/s4158… and nature.com/articles/s4158… by Michelle Monje 🟦 and others

Why are brain cancers so hard to stop? New studies found that these deadly tumors integrate themselves into the brain's electrical network, and then hijack signals from healthy nerve cells to fuel their own growth. n.pr/2AvY0YW

An interesting new Medicxi-backed startup called Divide & Conquer launched today with $13.1 million to develop small molecules that break down "cancer nanotubes," structures that #glioblastoma cells seem to use to resist apoptosis. My story for C&EN (Chemical & Engineering News): cen.acs.org/business/start…

The launch was timed to the release of a trio of papers in nature, one led by cofounder Frank Winkler. Heidi Ledford has a great story for @NatureNews that explains the discovery of how cancer nanotubes connect to healthy cells too: nature.com/articles/d4158…

A new front in the War on #Cancer has officially been opened by Divide & Conquer! Props Ryan Cross the Science Boss C&EN (Chemical & Engineering News) @Medicxi @sciencescanner #tumor cen.acs.org/business/start…

'Disconnect the bastards' — one biotech's plan to break cancer cells' unified defenses endpts.com/disconnect-the…

This week on the Nature cover: Brain tumours take root. How synapse formation drives brain-cancer growth. Browse the issue here: go.nature.com/2lIk8vt

New research shows that the ability of #cancer cells to form “#socialnetworks” makes them almost #invincible, which is why current drugs fail to cure many patients. Divide & Conquer Medicxi - Heidelberg University exosome-rna.com/divide-conquer…

.Divide & Conquer's Dr. Frank Winkler on fighting cancer: “When you want to make a real difference in this disease, you need to disconnect the tumor cells. Isolate them from each other, & thereby transform an incurable disease into a potentially curably one.” bit.ly/ITM-D-C