Scientists have discovered that some cancer cells pretend to be ‘super fit’ to fool normal healthy cells into giving them their nutrients, allowing them to expand and spread around the body.

Researchers have revealed, at high-resolution, the structure of a human protein complex named SIN3B, which is a ‘nanomachine’ involved in regulating cell division – a fundamental process for life which, if it becomes uncontrolled, can lead to cancer.

Scientists have discovered why breast cancer cells that have spread to the lungs may ‘wake up’ following years of sleep - forming incurable secondary tumours.