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cancer genomics
Meet the Man Decoding the Origins of Cancer
Many people diagnosed with cancer often wonder what “caused” their disease and whether they could have done anything to prevent it. Typically, the risk of developing cancer is determined by a combination of genetics and environmental exposures, causing errors in…
It’s a CIN: bringing order to the chaos of cancer chromosome instability
A new framework has been developed for interpreting complex genetic change patterns seen in cancer chromosomal instability (CIN). The computational analysis study, published in Nature (online 15 June), identifies 17 separate ‘signatures’ across 33 cancer types that could eventually be…
Citizen science: Do your bit for cancer research by playing a game
Calling all gamers ‒ you can do your bit for advancing cancer research by playing a video game. While this may sound like the ultimate excuse, Spanish investigators really have just launched a smartphone game ‒ the GENIGMA challenge ‒…