It is more than 10 years since the DNA sequence of the human genome was published and the benefits of that understanding are now apparent in a breakthrough in breast cancer genetics.
For the first time, scientists have been able to tease apart differences in the DNA of breast cancer patients. Researchers have used advances in genetics to determine 10 subtypes of breast cancer, each of which has a unique genetic fingerprint that could in the future determine a patient’s tailor-made treatment -- or cure.
- DNA study paves way for ‘silver bullets’ in cancer fight, Independent.ie, December 2, 2017.
2. Former Liberal leader Bob Rae says natural resource projects such as Ontario’s massive Ring of Fire aren’t a “magic bullet” to eliminate poverty in remote aboriginal communities.
Mr. Rae told a conference on Saturday that several approaches are needed – including jobs training, education and governance – to help the resource-rich but underdeveloped areas raise themselves up.
“If you want to see conditions of real underdevelopment, and see what the impact is on people and families, on children and on adults, you do not have to go very far,” he told the crowd.
The former MP recounted his experiences from a trip to northern Ontario trip that returned from on Friday, which included a visit to the community of Marten Falls First Nation. Mr. Rae said roughly 300 people live with intermittent electricity, $8 cartons of milk and no Internet access.
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