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Pbs Learning Media: Blood Vessels Help Tumors Grow

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This video segment adapted from NOVA, features cancer researcher Dr. Judah Folkman and describes his idea about how tumors grow inside the body. Dr. Folkman's idea focuses on angiogenesis, the formation of new blood vessels. Experiments were designed to test his central hypothesis and thus prove the support mechanism behind tumors. [5:08]

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  • Knovation Readability Score: 4 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)