The Hallmarks of Hulk

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Abstract

When Bruce Banner transforms into the Hulk, his body goes through a series of fantastic changes that one would imagine to be possible only in a universe where superheroes exist. However, this chapter discusses how the biological processes behind his transformation are similar to some of the processes that a normal cell goes through to become that biggest of supervillains, the cancer cell. Understanding how this process begins, using the Hulk as our inspiration, we can come to terms with why cancer happens and how it grows, which is the first step to understand how to target and destroy it.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationThe Secret Science of Superheroes
EditorsMark Lorch, Andy Miah
Place of PublicationLondon
PublisherRoyal Society of Chemistry
Chapter3
Pages33-48
Number of pages16
ISBN (Electronic)9781839168536, 9781788012652
ISBN (Print)9781782624875
Publication statusPublished - 1 Aug 2017

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