Scientists improve method for finding genetic mistakes that fuel cancer
Sunday, June 12, 2011 - 12:00
in Biology & Nature
A dramatically better computer tool for finding the genetic missteps that fuel cancer has been developed by St. Jude Children's Research Hospital Washington University Pediatric Cancer Genome Project investigators. Researchers are using the new algorithm to help identify the chromosomal rearrangements and DNA insertions or deletions unique to cancer.