May 1, 2017 | Elizabeth Omara-Otunnu

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The pictures on the right are a noncancerous mole (B), a thick melanoma (C) and a thin melanoma (D). The bars on the left show how much micro-RNA-21 they produce. In general, the thicker the cancer, the more micro-RNA-21 it makes. (Soheil Sam Dadras/UConn Image)

The pictures on the right are a noncancerous mole (B), a thick melanoma (C) and a thin melanoma (D). The bars on the left show how much micro-RNA-21 they produce. In general, the thicker the cancer, the more micro-RNA-21 it makes. (Soheil Sam Dadras/UConn Image)

The pictures on the right are a noncancerous mole (B), a thick melanoma (C) and a thin melanoma (D). The bars on the left show how much micro-RNA-21 they produce. In general, the thicker the cancer, the more micro-RNA-21 it makes. (Soheil Sam Dadras/UConn Image)