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July 13, 2005
Neal G. Copeland, PhD (Damon Runyon Fellow '77-'79) and colleagues have discovered a new method that improves the accuracy and speed with which cancer-causing genes are found. Dr. Copeland developed the method in mice and first tested its ability to find genes involved in lymphoma. Application of the technique to human cancer cells has the potential to uncover cancer's weak points and lead to better treatments.