Cancer & Oncology 
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Elekta launches new Versa HD linear accelerator
Radiation oncology firm Elekta has launched a new advanced linear accelerator (more)
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - March 1, 2013 Category: Radiology Source Type: news
Abdominal Radical Hysterectomy and Cervical Cancer – Amy’s Story
Hi, I am 43 and live in South Wales, I have 2 children 16 and 22, a hubby and my 2 dogs My story started late in November 2012, when I decided to make an appointment at our local surgery to have my Mirena Coil changed, as I was there and my smear was due within the nest few months, decided to get it done at the same time (hating the speculum only doing it once seemed like a good idea). This is where my head spinning journey started.
I had the procedure done on the 19th November, within a week I had a call from the hospital saying I had to go to the well woman clinic at the Royal Gwent Hospital for a colposcopy on the 29th...
Source: The Hysterectomy Association - March 1, 2013 Category: OBGYN Authors: Linda Parkinson-Hardman Tags: Cancer Your Stories cancer rage cervical cancer CIN3 Source Type: news
Low-Cost Prognostic Marker in Colon CancerLow-Cost Prognostic Marker in Colon Cancer
A high percentage of stroma cells in the primary tumor is linked to poor prognosis in CRC patients. Dr. David Kerr asks whether this is a way to identify patients at high risk for disease progression. Medscape Oncology
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - March 1, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Hematology-Oncology Commentary Source Type: news
Laparoscopic Distal Pancreatectomy vs Open SurgeryLaparoscopic Distal Pancreatectomy vs Open Surgery
Cancer outcomes after minimally invasive distal pancreatectomy were not inferior to those after open surgery in a study at the University of Pittsburgh. Reuters Health Information
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - March 1, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: General Surgery News Source Type: news
Is Enrolling in a Clinical Trial Tied to Survival?Is Enrolling in a Clinical Trial Tied to Survival?
People with certain cancers enrolled in clinical trials survive longer, not necessarily from the treatment itself but potentially because those enrolled are better off to begin with. Reuters Health Information
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - March 1, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Hematology-Oncology News Source Type: news
Orlando center bets on CT lung cancer screening
A little more than a year after a Florida cancer care hospital took the plunge (more)
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - March 1, 2013 Category: Radiology Source Type: news
1 in 4 Breast Cancer Diagnoses May Spur PTSD
Women who are younger, black or Asian at highest risk for short-term symptoms of stress disorder
Source: WebMD Health - March 1, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Fukushima: Cancer Risk Seen in Japanese Infants
(MedPage Today) -- Infants who were in the Japanese region most affected by radiation after the 2011 tsunami have a slightly elevated lifetime risk of some cancers, according to the World Health Organization.
Source: MedPage Today Public Health - March 1, 2013 Category: American Health Source Type: news
Breast cancer rises in young women
CNN's Holly Firfer tell us about a new report that shows a disturbing trend for young women with breast cancer.
Source: CNN.com - Health - March 1, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Gel Manicures Durable, But Can Cause Lasting Problems
Dermatologist says use this nail treatment in moderation and learn about associated risks
Source: The Doctors Lounge - Oncology - March 1, 2013 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: webmaster at doctorslounge.com Tags: Dermatology, Family Medicine, Oncology, Cosmetic Surgery, News, Source Type: news
Tattoos Can Pose Health Hazards, Doctor Warns
Industrial inks, poor skin placement may lead to variety of problems
Source: The Doctors Lounge - Oncology - March 1, 2013 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: webmaster at doctorslounge.com Tags: Dermatology, Family Medicine, Infections, Oncology, Hepatology, Allergy, Preventive Medicine, News, Source Type: news
Bill O'Brien and members of Penn State's senior class to join elite company at the Maxwell Football Club National Awards Gala
Penn State's Eric Shrive will be recognized for his work off the field where he was selected with the 2013 Uplifting Athletes Rare Disease Champion Award. Shrive has raised nearly $70,000 for kidney cancer patients and research. The event will be streamed live on ESPN3.com.03/01/2013
Source: Kidney Cancer Association - March 1, 2013 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: news
Mars mission poses greater risk to human life than Nasa would allow
Crew on Dennis Tito's Mars mission will face unprecedented dangers – and time is too tight for the usual test flightsThe private mission to Mars proposed by the US millionaire Dennis Tito marks a dramatic shift in the level of risk that humans may be willing to take in space exploration.The mission as planned is stripped to the bare minimum required to give the astronauts a reasonable chance of survival, but the risks are far higher than a national space agency, such as Nasa, would allow.Tito announced plans for a man and woman – probably a married couple – to crew the slingshot mission around Mars, and will give fur...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - March 1, 2013 Category: Science Authors: Ian Sample Tags: World news guardian.co.uk Mars Science Space Source Type: news
Efficacy, Not Price, of New Breast Cancer Drug Is WelcomedEfficacy, Not Price, of New Breast Cancer Drug Is Welcomed
Trastuzumab emtansine, also known as T-DM1, is effective but expensive. Medscape Medical News
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - March 1, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Hematology-Oncology News Source Type: news
FDA staff say calcitonin salmon cancer risk appears plausible
(Reuters) - Staff reviewers for the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said that a potential increased risk of cancer with drugs containing calcitonin salmon appears plausible.
Source: Reuters: Health - March 1, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: healthNews Source Type: news
1 in 4 Breast Cancer Diagnoses May Spur PTSD
Women who are younger, black or Asian at highest risk for short-term symptoms of stress disorder
Source: HealthDay
Related MedlinePlus Pages: Breast Cancer, Health Disparities, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
Source: MedlinePlus Health News - March 1, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Cancer doesn't change young girls' desire to have children, study shows (Science Daily, 1 March 2013)
A study published in Journal of Adolescent Health compares the results of a 10-statement survey assessing teenage girls' hopes and feelings about reproduction between healthy girls and those given a diagnosis of cancer. Full article
Source: Society for Endocrinology - March 1, 2013 Category: Endocrinology Source Type: news
Roche to produce two cancer drugs locally with Emcure Pharma: Govt
Roche has entered into an agreement for a transfer technology project with Emcure for local manufacturing of its two patented cancer drugs.
Source: The Economic Times Healthcare and Biotech News - March 1, 2013 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Breast cancer betrayal of older women: Only one in seven over 70s are given chemotherapy
Potentially lifesaving drugs are denied to women purely because they are regarded as too old, rather than whether they are fit enough or could benefit from treatment.
Source: the Mail online | Health - March 1, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Online 'hub' launched for cancer specialist nurses
The charity Target Ovarian Cancer has launched a web portal for gynaecological cancer clinical nurse specialists.
Source: Nursing Times Breaking News - March 1, 2013 Category: Nursing Source Type: news
New Study Confirms Potential Of Low-Dose CT To Prevent Lung Cancer Deaths In High-Risk Populations
MITA Urges Coverage of LDCT to Further Reduce Lung Cancer Deaths The Medical Imaging & Technology Alliance (MITA) have commended a new study published in Cancer, the journal of the American Cancer Society, that concludes that low-dose computed tomography (LDCT) imaging of high-risk individuals has the potential to prevent 12,000 lung cancer deaths each year in the United States. "This new study adds to mounting evidence that the use of LDCT in high-risk individuals has the potential to prevent thousands of lung cancer deaths each year," said Gail Rodriguez, Executive Director of MITA...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - March 1, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Lung Cancer Source Type: news
Grp170 Shows Potential As A "Cancer Vaccine"
Preclinical, laboratory studies suggest a novel immunotherapy could potentially work like a vaccine against metastatic cancers, according to scientists at Virginia Commonwealth University Massey Cancer Center. Results from a recent study show the therapy could treat metastatic cancers and be used in combination with current cancer therapies while helping to prevent the development of new metastatic tumors and train specialized immune system cells to guard against cancer relapse...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - March 1, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Cancer / Oncology Source Type: news
Fukushima Residents Have Slightly Higher Cancer Risk
There is a lightly higher risk of developing some types of cancers for people living near the site of the Fukushima nuclear power disaster, says a group of international experts who carried out an analysis. They added that the predicted risks for developing cancer for the general population living inside and outside Japan are relatively low. On March 11, 2011, a magnitude 9 earthquake was followed by a tsunami that struck the Fukushima I Power Plant, resulting in a series of equipment failures, nuclear meltdowns, and the release of radioactive materials...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - March 1, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Radiology / Nuclear Medicine Source Type: news
Probiotics Largely Eliminated Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococci From The Intestinal Tracts Of Mice
Too much antibiotic can decimate the normal intestinal microbiota, which may never recover its former diversity. That, in turn, renders the GI tract vulnerable to being colonized by pathogens. Now researchers from Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, and Centro Superior de Investigación en Salud Pública, Valencia, Spain, show that reintroducing normal microbial diversity largely eliminated vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE) from the intestinal tracts of mice. The investigators showed further that the findings may apply to humans...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - March 1, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Infectious Diseases / Bacteria / Viruses Source Type: news
Potential Cancer Drugs From Naturally Occurring Compounds
Inspired by a chemical that fungi secrete to defend their territory, MIT chemists have synthesized and tested several dozen compounds that may hold promise as potential cancer drugs. A few years ago, MIT researchers led by associate professor of chemistry Mohammad Movassaghi became the first to chemically synthesize 11,11'-dideoxyverticillin, a highly complex fungal compound that has shown anti-cancer activity in previous studies...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - March 1, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Cervical Cancer / HPV Vaccine Source Type: news
Worrying Upward Trend In Obesity Rates In Canadian Adult Population
Obesity rates across Canada are reaching alarming levels and continue to climb, according to a new University of British Columbia study. Published in the Canadian Journal of Public Health, the study provides the first comprehensive look at adult obesity rates across Canada since 1998, complete with "obesity maps." "Being obese or overweight significantly increases the risk of chronic illnesses, such as heart disease, diabetes, and some cancers," says study lead author, Prof. Carolyn Gotay in UBC's School of Population and Public Health...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - March 1, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Obesity / Weight Loss / Fitness Source Type: news
Study Offers Hope In Fight Against Common Skin Cancer
Hailed as a major step forward in the effort to develop targeted cancer therapies, a recently approved drug for the most common type of skin cancer has been a mixed blessing for patients. Although the initial response is usually dramatic, the tumors often recur as the cancer becomes resistant to treatment. Now researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine have identified a second way to block the activity of the signaling cascade, called the Hedgehog pathway, that is abnormally active in these cancers...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - March 1, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Melanoma / Skin Cancer Source Type: news
Hyaluronan Production And Cancer Growth Affected By Cell Sugar Concentrations
According to a recent University of Eastern Finland (UEF) study, elevated cell sugar concentrations increase the production of hyaluronan which, in turn, promotes cancer growth. Regulating the production of hyaluronan may be a way to prevent the spreading of cancer. Hyaluronan is a long, linear carbohydrate polymer present in the human body. It forms a coating on the surface of many cells and plays a key role in fetal development and in the maintenance of normal tissue balance...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - March 1, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Cancer / Oncology Source Type: news
Leukemia Survival Improved By Infusion Of Stem Cells And Specially Generated T-Cells From Same Donor
In a significant advance for harnessing the immune system to treat leukemias, researchers at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center for the first time have successfully infused large numbers of donor T-cells specific for a key anti-leukemic antigen to prolong survival in high-risk and relapsed leukemia patients after stem cell transplantation. Both the stem cells for transplant and the T-cells came from the same matched donors...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - March 1, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Lymphoma / Leukemia / Myeloma Source Type: news
DIFFERENTIAL PROTEIN PROFILING OF RENAL CELL CARCINOMA URINARY EXOSOMES
, 2013, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/C3MB25582D, PaperFrancesca Raimondo, Lavinia Morosi, Samuele Corbetta, Clizia Chinello, Paolo Brambilla, Pamela Della Mina, Antonello Villa, Giancarlo Albo, Cristina Battaglia, Silvano Bosari, Fulvio Magni, Marina PittoRenal cell carcinoma (RCC) accounts for about 3 % of all human malignancies and its incidence is increasing. There are no standard biomarkers currently used in the clinical management of...The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry
Source: RSC - Mol. BioSyst. latest articles - March 1, 2013 Category: Molecular Biology Authors: Francesca Raimondo Source Type: research
Small-molecular modulators of cancer-related epigenetic mechanisms
, 2013, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/C3MB25410K, Review ArticleYukihiro Itoh, Takayoshi Suzuki, N MiyataDNA methylation and posttranslational histone modifications regulate expression of various genes independently of changes in the DNA sequence. Such epigenetic mechanisms play important roles in controlling cellular functions, including the...The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry
Source: RSC - Mol. BioSyst. latest articles - March 1, 2013 Category: Molecular Biology Authors: Yukihiro Itoh Source Type: research
Upstate researcher receives $549,783 Leukemia & Lymphoma Society Scholar Award
Golam Mohi will use funding to advance his research into blood cancers that lead to a host of other health problems, such as anemia and bome marrow fibrosis
Source: SUNY Upstate Medical - March 1, 2013 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: news
Q&A: Breast Cancer in Young Women
Source: eMedicineHealth.com - March 1, 2013 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news
Boosting Patients' Well-Being During Cancer Treatment
Title: Boosting Patients' Well-Being During Cancer TreatmentCategory: Health NewsCreated: 2/28/2013 2:36:00 PMLast Editorial Review: 3/1/2013 12:00:00 AM
Source: MedicineNet Cancer General - March 1, 2013 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: news
1 in 4 Breast Cancer Diagnoses May Spur PTSD
Title: 1 in 4 Breast Cancer Diagnoses May Spur PTSDCategory: Health NewsCreated: 3/1/2013 10:35:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 3/1/2013 12:00:00 AM
Source: MedicineNet Cancer General - March 1, 2013 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: news
British women 'dying quicker of breast cancer than elsewhere'
Women in Britain dying quicker of breast cancer than in comparable countries, suggesting care on the NHS is not as good as it is elsewhere.
Source: Telegraph Health - March 1, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: breast cancer Source Type: news
Zinc helps fight infection and inflammation by boosting the body's immune response
Infection from bacterial and viral agents can pose a significant threat to human health, as it fuels the flames of systemic inflammation known to contribute to cancer, heart disease, dementia, diabetes and stroke. Many lifestyle factors, including diet, stress and exposure...
Source: NaturalNews.com - March 1, 2013 Category: Consumer Health Advice Source Type: news
Curcumin vs. cancer: The scientific evidence continues to flow in
There is definitely no shortage of scientific evidence these days to show that curcumin, the believed-to-be primary active ingredient in the spice turmeric, holds incredible therapeutic value, and just might be the most advisable medicinal spice of our day. And a prominent...
Source: NaturalNews.com - March 1, 2013 Category: Consumer Health Advice Source Type: news
Medical mystery: Advanced breast cancer increasing steadily among young women
Why on earth are younger women developing more malignant breast tumors -- especially the kind that spread to other parts of the body? That's the worrisome question a new study raises.
Rebecca H. Johnson, M.D., of Seattle Children's Hospital and University of Washington...
Source: NaturalNews.com - March 1, 2013 Category: Consumer Health Advice Source Type: news
Jane C. Wright, Pioneering Oncologist, Dies at 93
As a black woman, Dr. Wright was an unusual presence in medical institutions, but she said she never felt she was a victim of racial prejudice.
Source: NYT Health - March 1, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: By BRUCE WEBER Tags: Race and Ethnicity Deaths (Obituaries) Cancer American Society of Clinical Oncologists Wright, Jane C. Source Type: news
Tanzania: Dar Cervical Cancer Deaths Alarming, Says Minister
[Daily News]OVER 50 per cent of women diagnosed with cervical cancer in the country succumb to the disease making it one of the highest death rates, attributed to the sickness, in East Africa. The percentage translates the fact that 3400 victims pass away out of 6200 who are diagnosed mainly due to delays in seeking medical attention for timely services.
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - March 1, 2013 Category: African Health Source Type: news
[News of the Week] Around the World
In science news around the world this week, China's government has acknowledged the existence of places where environmental hazards have contributed to elevated cancer rates, an Institute of Medicine report gave the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief high marks, and more.
Source: Science: Current Issue - March 1, 2013 Category: Science Authors: Stewart Wills (mailto:swills at aaas.org) Source Type: research
Dynamic DNA methylation across diverse human cell lines and tissues [RESOURCES]
This study provides an atlas of DNA methylation across diverse and well-characterized samples and enables new discoveries about DNA methylation and its role in gene regulation and disease.
Source: Genome Research - March 1, 2013 Category: Genetics & Stem Cells Authors: Varley, K. E., Gertz, J., Bowling, K. M., Parker, S. L., Reddy, T. E., Pauli-Behn, F., Cross, M. K., Williams, B. A., Stamatoyannopoulos, J. A., Crawford, G. E., Absher, D. M., Wold, B. J., Myers, R. M. Tags: RESOURCES Source Type: research
iReckon: Simultaneous isoform discovery and abundance estimation from RNA-seq data [METHOD]
High-throughput RNA sequencing (RNA-seq) promises to revolutionize our understanding of genes and their role in human disease by characterizing the RNA content of tissues and cells. The realization of this promise, however, is conditional on the development of effective computational methods for the identification and quantification of transcripts from incomplete and noisy data. In this article, we introduce iReckon, a method for simultaneous determination of the isoforms and estimation of their abundances. Our probabilistic approach incorporates multiple biological and technical phenomena, including novel isoforms, intron...
Source: Genome Research - March 1, 2013 Category: Genetics & Stem Cells Authors: Mezlini, A. M., Smith, E. J. M., Fiume, M., Buske, O., Savich, G. L., Shah, S., Aparicio, S., Chiang, D. Y., Goldenberg, A., Brudno, M. Tags: METHOD Source Type: research
Somatic neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1) inactivation characterizes NF1-associated pilocytic astrocytoma [RESEARCH]
Low-grade brain tumors (pilocytic astrocytomas) arising in the neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1) inherited cancer predisposition syndrome are hypothesized to result from a combination of germline and acquired somatic NF1 tumor suppressor gene mutations. However, genetically engineered mice (GEM) in which mono-allelic germline Nf1 gene loss is coupled with bi-allelic somatic (glial progenitor cell) Nf1 gene inactivation develop brain tumors that do not fully recapitulate the neuropathological features of the human condition. These observations raise the intriguing possibility that, while loss of neurofibromin function is neces...
Source: Genome Research - March 1, 2013 Category: Genetics & Stem Cells Authors: Gutmann, D. H., McLellan, M. D., Hussain, I., Wallis, J. W., Fulton, L. L., Fulton, R. S., Magrini, V., Demeter, R., Wylie, T., Kandoth, C., Leonard, J. R., Guha, A., Miller, C. A., Ding, L., Mardis, E. R. Tags: RESEARCH Source Type: research
A comparison of patient and tumour characteristics in two UK bladder cancer cohorts separated by 20 years
Conclusions
There were significant differences between the cohorts.
These differences are potentially explained by an ageing population, changes in grading practices, improved awareness of important symptoms, improved cystoscopic technology, and reductions in treatment delays.
Regional cohorts remain important for identifying changes in tumour and patient characteristics that may influence disease management in the UK and beyond.
Source: BJU International - March 1, 2013 Category: Urology & Nephrology Authors: Richard T. Bryan, Maurice P. Zeegers, Eline H. Roekel, Deborah Bird, Margaret R. Grant, Janet A. Dunn, Sarah Bathers, Gulnaz Iqbal, Humera S. Khan, Stuart I. Collins, Andrew Howman, Nayneeta S. Deshmukh, Nicholas D. James, Kar Keung Cheng, D. Michael A. W Tags: Urological Oncology Source Type: research
Effects of social injustice on breast health-seeking behaviors of low-income women.
Conclusion. The findings that emerged offer explanations of how consistent patterns of social injustice impact treatment decisions in a high-risk vulnerable population that have implications for health promotion research and systems-level program improvement and development.
PMID: 23448411 [PubMed - in process]
Source: American Journal of Health Promotion : AJHP - March 1, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Bowen SA, Williams EM, Stoneberg-Cooper CM, Glover SH, Williams MS, Byrd MD Tags: Am J Health Promot Source Type: research
G protein‐coupled receptors engage the mammalian Hippo pathway through F‐actin
Abstract
The Hippo pathway, a cascade of protein kinases that inhibits the oncogenic transcriptional coactivators YAP and TAZ, was discovered in Drosophila as a major determinant of organ size in development. Known modes of regulation involve surface proteins that mediate cell‐cell contact or determine epithelial cell polarity which, in a tissue‐specific manner, use intracellular complexes containing FERM domain and actin‐binding proteins to modulate the kinase activities or directly sequester YAP. Unexpectedly, recent work demonstrates that GPCRs, especially those signaling through Galpha12/13 such as the protease a...
Source: BioEssays - March 1, 2013 Category: Molecular Biology Authors: Laura Regué, Fan Mou, Joseph Avruch Tags: Prospects & Overviews Source Type: research
Optimization of IL-12 Expression [Immunology]
IL-12 is a 70-kDa heterodimeric cytokine composed of the p35 and p40 subunits. To maximize cytokine production from plasmid DNA, molecular steps controlling IL-12p70 biosynthesis at the posttranscriptional and posttranslational levels were investigated. We show that the combination of RNA/codon-optimized gene sequences and fine-tuning of the relative expression levels of the two subunits within a cell resulted in increased production of the IL-12p70 heterodimer. We found that the p40 subunit plays a critical role in enhancing the stability, intracellular trafficking, and export of the p35 subunit. This posttranslational re...
Source: Journal of Biological Chemistry - March 1, 2013 Category: Chemistry Authors: Jalah, R., Rosati, M., Ganneru, B., Pilkington, G. R., Valentin, A., Kulkarni, V., Bergamaschi, C., Chowdhury, B., Zhang, G.-M., Beach, R. K., Alicea, C., Broderick, K. E., Sardesai, N. Y., Pavlakis, G. N., Felber, B. K. Tags: Gene Regulation Source Type: research
p38{alpha} MAPK Promotes Angiogenesis [Signal Transduction]
LY2228820 dimesylate is a highly selective small molecule inhibitor of p38α and p38β mitogen-activated protein kinases (MAPKs) that is currently under clinical investigation for human malignancies. p38 MAPK is implicated in a wide range of biological processes, in particular those that support tumorigenesis. One such process, angiogenesis, is required for tumor growth and metastasis, and many new cancer therapies are therefore directed against the tumor vasculature. Using an in vitro co-culture endothelial cord formation assay, a surrogate of angiogenesis, we investigated the role of p38 MAPK in growth factor- and tumor-...
Source: Journal of Biological Chemistry - March 1, 2013 Category: Chemistry Authors: Tate, C. M., Blosser, W., Wyss, L., Evans, G., Xue, Q., Pan, Y., Stancato, L. Tags: Cell Biology Source Type: research
