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Science News, Dec 6, 2008 by Laura Sanders
For the first time, a complete cancer genome, and incidentally a complete female genome, has been decoded, scientists report online November 5 in Nature. In a study made possible by faster, cheaper and more sensitive DNA sequencing methods, the researchers pinpointed eight new genes that may cause a cell to turn cancerous.
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"We need to know the genetic rules of cancer," says coauthor Timothy Ley of Washington University in St. Louis.
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