Recent News
Leukemia gene mutations linked to survival odds (Reuters)
March 14, 2012
Advances in genetic profiling are paving the way for more precise, and effective, treatment of the aggressive bone marrow cancer known as acute mylogenous leukemia,…
Gorilla genome could hold key to the human condition (BBC)
March 07, 2012
Researchers in Cambridge have deciphered the genetic code of the gorilla - the last of the Great Ape genuses to be sequenced.
Company Unveils DNA Sequencing Device Meant to Be Portable, Disposable and Cheap (NYTimes)
February 17, 2012
DNA sequencing is becoming both faster and cheaper. Now, it is also becoming tinier.
A British company said on Friday that by the end of…
US scientists show how immune system 'prunes' tumours (Cancer Research UK)
February 08, 2012
Laboratory research by US scientists has shown for the first time how the body's immune system shapes how a tumour grows.
The finding, by a…
Genomes offer clues to treating childhood cancers (LA Times)
January 12, 2012
On Tuesday, two biotech companies announced that it would soon be possible to sequence the human genome -- each individual's complete DNA blueprint -- in…
DNA Damage From Chemo May Help Spur Leukemia's Return (US News and World Report)
January 12, 2012
The chemotherapy used to treat a form of adult leukemia sets a trap that can result in the return of the disease within years, a…
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