25 September 2012 The French paper linking GM corn and cancer in rats should have been rejected on a number of grounds. Vermario Genetically modified corn and cancer – what does the evidence really say? By Ashley Ng, Walter and Eliza Hall Institute French scientist Gilles-Eric Seralini caused quite a stir last week when he claimed he’d shown cancer in rats increased when they were fed genetically modified corn and/or water spiked with the herbicide…
8 June 2012 Mystery deepens in race to save Tasmanian Devil By Justin Norrie, The Conversation The facial tumour responsible for wiping out 85% of Tasmanian Devils is spreading regardless of genetic differences across…
30 April 2012 Gene discovery could help treat deadliest form of cancer By Justin Norrie, The Conversation The discovery of a tumour suppressing gene could offer hope to patients with the deadliest form of cancer, new research has…
30 May 2013 Junk DNA may hold key to cancer progression University of Nottingham A genetic rogue element previously thought of as “junk DNA” may hold the key to understanding cancer progression. Researchers…
22 May 2013 New bioengineered molecule may help fight colon cancer Nanyang Technological University Scientists from two universities have bioengineered a molecule that may help fight colon cancer. Human Alpha-lactabumin…
8 November 2012 Breast cancer drug may thwart other tumours University of Leeds The drug geldanamycin, commonly used to treat breast cancer, could provide a new treatment to prevent other cancers from…