Archive for January 2009
January 28, 2009
Research Teams at J. Craig Venter Institute and Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research Uncover New Chromosomal Alterations in Cancer Using Transcriptome Sequencing Approach
Researchers from the J. Craig Venter Institute (JCVI) and the Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research (LICR) have uncovered new genomic alterations that lead to gene fusions in a breast cancer cell line by using 454 Life Sciences sequencing technology.
January 1, 2009
New Therapeutic with Reduced Side-Effects Shows Promise for Prostate Cancer
Investigators from the Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research (LICR) Melbourne Center reported today in the journal The Prostate that a potential new reagent could treat prostate tumors with greater specificity and reduced toxicity than many currently used therapies.