Gene changes within cells (mutations)Genesmake sure that cells...

Gene changes within cells (mutations)

Genesmake sure that cells grow and make copies (reproduce) in an orderly and controlled way. They keep the body healthy.

Sometimes a change happens in the genes when a cell divides. This is a mutation. It means that a gene has been damaged or lost or copied too many times.

Mutations can happen by chance when a cell is dividing. Some mutations mean that the cell no longer understands its instructions. It can start to grow out of control. There have to be about 6 different mutations before a normal cell turns into a cancer cell.

Bugger it sounds like that idea about iPSC's was a fleeting idea.

The full transcript is in this link below.

https://www.cancerresearchuk.org/about-cancer/what-is-cancer/how-cancer-starts

copied too many times.