Tumor heterogeneity has been compared with Darwinian evolution and survival of the fittest. The evolutionary ecosystem of tumors consisting of heterogeneous tumor cell populations represents a considerable challenge to tumor therapy, since all genetically and phenotypically different subpopulations have to ...
Read More »Positive Bioscience plans to offer RNA sequencing tests for cancer treatment in 200 personal genomics clinics across India
from Pharmabiz.com by Laxmi Yadav Positive Bioscience, India’s leading genomics company offering personal genomics and cancer genomics products, plans to launch more than 200 personalised genetic testing facilities across the country over a span of three years. The objective is ...
Read More »Multi-phase project to study the long-term effects of cancer treatment starts with RNA-Seq
Mainz University Medical Center coordinates new interdisciplinary collaborative research project / Findings will be used to improve cancer therapy, German government provides approximately EUR 3.8 million in financing Johannes Gutenberg Universitaet Mainz This article is available in German. Some individuals ...
Read More »NantHealth and Allscripts to integrate genomic (DNA) and transcriptome (RNA) sequencing at point of care
CHICAGO, March 2, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — NantHealth and Allscripts (Nasdaq:MDRX) will collaborate on the development and delivery of cutting-edge, precision medicine solutions directly to the point of care. The companies will introduce an integrated, evidence-based, personalized approach to ...
Read More »NCI, TGEN and Dell collaborate on RNA-Seq Database
PHOENIX, Ariz. – Sept. 10, 2014 – Dell, Terascala and the Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen) are installing state-of-the-art computing and programing specialized for human genome investigations at the National Cancer Institute (NCI). As part of a formal collaboration, Dell ...
Read More »RNA sequence could help doctors to tailor unique prostate cancer treatment programs
from Medical Xpress Sequencing RNA, not just DNA, could help doctors predict how prostate cancer tumors will respond to treatment, according to research published in the open access journal Genome Biology. Because a tumor’s RNA shows the real time changes ...
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