In the Lab
![Stained pathology slides of a patient’s tumor (right) and of an organoid made from that tumor (left).](https://www.mskcc.org/sites/default/files/styles/width_200/public/node/37745/image/organoid.jpg)
Five Fascinating Approaches to Cancer Science
From tropical plants and 3-D snapshots of worms to tiny particles that light up tumors, here’s a glimpse at some of the fascinating work MSK researchers pursued in 2014 as part of our quest to advance cancer science.
Snapshot
![Pictured: Nematode Worm Embryo](https://www.mskcc.org/sites/default/files/styles/width_200/public/node/35342/image/embryogenesis.jpg)
How to Build a Worm, in 3-D High Definition
Stunning movies captured in the lab of computational biologist Zhirong Bao reveal how cells divide, grow, and move around, as in a carefully choreographed dance, during the development of a nematode worm embryo.