Investors and entrepreneurs are beginning to bring new diagnostic tools to market that promise better results for cancer patients through the identification of mutations in cancer cells that can create more targeted therapies. Earlier this month, research using technology developed by the startup Mission Bio helped identify cellular mutations in acute myeloid leukemia cancer cells that could […]
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This chain-smoking robot is taking one for the team.
Researchers at the WYSS Institute at Harvard University developed a robot whose only task is smoking cigarettes. The smoke then goes through a tiny chip, lined with living human cells, that is used to study the effects of smoking on our lungs. R…
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In recent years, the scientific community has come to think about cancer — and cancer treatment — differently.
Whereas in past decades, cancer was diagnosed, classified and treated according to the specific types of tissues it affected — breast cancer, for example, has traditionally been treated with drugs developed specifically for tumours in the breast — modern medicine takes a decidedly more personalised approach.
Today, explains Dr Warren Kaplan, the Chief of Informatics at the Garvan Institute of Medical Research, cancer is thought of as a disease of DNA, rather than something that easily fits into “buckets” based on where in the tissue it originates. Read more…
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In the field of potentially life-saving cancer research, data is more than just a buzzy term deployed by marketers — it’s a fundamental part of the search for answers.
Computing power, says Dr Warren Kaplan, the Chief of Informatics at the Garvan Institute of Medical Research, is quickly emerging as a precious resource in the quest to solve cancer and other complex diseases.
DreamLab, a mobile app and initiative dreamed up by The Vodafone Foundation Australia, is just one example of how data can make a difference. Instead of fundraising in the most literal sense, the app collects a different type of donation: your data. Read more…
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