What is a wonky wave? It is Science AGoGo's non-technical term for the circular waves found on cancer cells that allow cancer cells to spread. Mayo Clinic researchers call it the discovery of a cellular secret. While watching the circular waves on cancer cells researchers were able to understand  how specific processes in the wave may affect such things as cell growth, cell movement and cancer metastasis.

According to the newly-discovered information, the circular waves round up activated growth-promoting proteins from the cell surface and take them to the interior of the cell. In cancer cells it appears that either these waves may not function properly, or as Science AGoGo would say, when the waves go wonky, the process allows the waves to signal a cell to acquire cancerous traits such as excessive growth and invasive movement that constitute metastasis. All very intriguing, and if the continued research holds up, this could mean a new way to combat cancer metastasis. If researchers can figure what prompts cancers to spread, they will be able to control it with more effective treatments. Waves going wonky might be a start.