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Breakthrough pancreatic cancer research
Posted in Medicine on 16th Oct, 2022
by Alex Muller
Researchers from the Olivia Newton-John Cancer Research Institute (ONJ Cancer Research Institute) / the La Trobe University School of Cancer Medicine, have discovered a novel drug target to potentially improve the treatment of pancreatic cancer.
Could Covid vaccine technology crack cancer?
Posted in Medicine on 16th Oct, 2022
by Alex Muller
Many promising cancer trials end in failure. It may be several years before we know if BioNTech's treatments for bowel cancer, melanoma and other tumour types really do live up to the hype.
How “the most advanced machine learning approach” is finding new cancer-causing mutational signatures
Posted in Medicine, Software on 14th Oct, 2022
by Alex Muller
Now, with funding from Cancer Grand Challenges, a team of researchers at the University of California San Diego has developed the newest in a suite of tools that’s quickly establishing itself as the best of the best.
Fungi and cancerous tumours: Scientists uncover association
Posted in Medicine on 14th Oct, 2022
by Alex Muller
Scientists have uncovered an association between tumours and fungi, which may lead to a deeper understanding towards the biology of certain cancers.
New ways of viewing scientific history
Posted in Interviews, Science on 30th Sep, 2022
by Alex Muller
Patricia Fara, a historian of science at Cambridge University and the 2022 recipient of the Abraham Pais Prize for History of Physics, spoke about her work and the role of science history in today’s world. This is an extract from her interview.