Life Science

Regions of genes may be hotspots for gentic change in evolution and in cancer. Once again evidence suggests the basic mechanisms of cancer are intertwined with the basic mechanisms of life.

Three of the biggest, most influential life science funding agencies in the US have taken big initiatives toward multi-disciplinary research in recent months. In it’s FY 2004 Plans and Priorities for Cancer Research the NCI said:

Here’s one for the Fascinating Little Gizmos file. The Quallion company is making a battery the size of a pencil lead to be implanted to energize artificial neurons that will control, among other things, urinary incontinence. The battery is wrapped in a little coil that will enable it to be recharged from an external electricity source. Another company is making ...

While we’re making reference to articles about cancer, I want to make sure everyone is aware of the excellent update Scientific American did back in July on recent evidence affecting theories of cancer. To my way of thinking it’s a must read. One interesting statement: One day science will produce a definitive answer to the question of what causes cancer. ...