Crested Cacti Show Possibility of Adapting to Cancer
Athena Aktipis, Aeon Mag
In March 2019, we planted a garden full of monsters outside the Biodesign Institute at Arizona State University (ASU). Their limbs rise out of the ground, reaching in every direction, doubling back on themselves as they expand and grow. These beautiful creatures are crested cacti plants with mutations that lead them to have gloriously wild growth patterns that have many parallels with cancer.
In March 2019, we planted a garden full of monsters outside the Biodesign Institute at Arizona State University (ASU). Their limbs rise out of the ground, reaching in every direction, doubling back on themselves as they expand and grow. These beautiful creatures are crested cacti plants with mutations that lead them to have gloriously wild growth patterns that have many parallels with cancer.