Of the 227,000 newly diagnosed cancer cases in Canada in 2007, approximately 80 per cent were some…
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The error-free duplication of a multicelled organism’s genetic material is critical to its survival. Even small changes…
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Over the last ten years, researchers have identified all the genes in our species—approximately 40,000 genes—called the…
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Certain strains of Escherichia coli (E. coli) bacteria can be harmful and cause disease; other strains are…
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Obi Griffith was part of a team at the BC Cancer Agency’s Michael Smith Genome Sciences Centre,…
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Lung cancer accounts for the majority of cancer deaths in Canada. Unfortunately, diagnosis typically occurs after lung…
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Cancer causes six million deaths worldwide each year, and is the second leading cause of death in…
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Squamous cell carcinoma (SCC), a cancer of the epithelium, is the most common human cancer throughout the…
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Ewing Sarcoma (EWS) is an aggressive form of childhood cancer that occurs on bone and soft tissue.…
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Stem cells are a special variety of cells that can self-renew indefinitely and can become a multitude…
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Tuberculosis is a devastating disease that infects one-third of the world’s population, leading to eight million new…
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Current treatments for advanced prostate cancer eliminate the growth-promoting effects of androgens such as testosterone. Unfortunately, while…
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