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T M C » P U L S E | S E P T E M B E R 2 0 1 8 5 T M C » P U L S E | S E P T E M B E R 2 0 1 8 Solutions: TMC Innovations San Martin, and I were up there talking with him," said Rowley, a professor in Baylor's Dan L Duncan Comprehensive Cancer Center and leader of the college's cancer biol- ogy program. Sikora has updated the 100-year- old research technique—growing tumors in fertilized chicken eggs— for the 21st century. While studying its history, he found an article that explained the original research and other early studies. "It's totally old school—they had the idea to grow tumors in chicken eggs, and they actually did it and got them to grow," Sikora said. (continued) Growing Tumors in Eggs to Decode Cancer An old technique offers new hope B y C h r i s t i n e H a l l M any biological experiments involve working with live mice or watching cells develop in petri dishes. That's why Baylor College of Medicine prostate cancer researcher David Rowley, Ph.D., was intrigued last year when he heard a colleague speak about using fertilized eggs to grow tumors. The new take on an old idea emerged during a seminar in which Andrew Sikora, M.D., Ph.D.—an otolaryngologist (specializing in diseases of the ear, nose and throat) and researcher at Baylor—described how he performed research in his laboratory. "Before Andrew could get off the stage, my colleague, Rebeca Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine use a light to ensure a chicken egg has been fertilized and is ready for the implantation of a tumor.