News tagged with genetic lesions

Tissue structure delays cancer development

Cancer growth normally follows a lengthy period of development. Over the course of time, genetic mutations often accumulate in cells, leading first to pre-cancerous conditions and ultimately to tumour growth. Using a mathematical ...

Other Sciences / Mathematics

created Dec 19, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

The evolution of melanoma diagnosis: 25 years beyond the ABCDs

Twenty-five years after publishing the mnemonic "ABCD" to facilitate the early diagnosis of melanoma, the group who came up with that moniker says early detection remains a key factor in lowering mortality from malignant ...

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Jul 29, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Different paths to drug resistance in Leishmania

Two remarkable discoveries were today revealed by researchers into genome analysis of Leishmania parasites. These results uncovered a surprising level of variation at the genome structure level.

Biology / Biotechnology

created Oct 27, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast