Scientists reveal the most extensive genetic map of cancers ever made
It shows how hard tumours will be to crack
PERHAPS MORE than any other, cancer is seen as a disease of genes gone wrong. So, as genetic-sequencing technology has become cheaper and faster, cancer scientists are using it to check which changes to genes cause tumours to spread.
This article appeared in the Science & technology section of the print edition under the headline “The topography of tumours”
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