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The Source of Cancer's Sneakiness

Apr 12, 2007

Using genome-wide screens, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center researchers found genes that might be protecting lung cancer cells from the otherwise toxic effects of the chemotherapy drug Taxol, say this Technology Review article. There are already drugs that appear to target some of these 87 sensitivity genes.

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CDC Calls Delta "Variant of Concern"

CNN reports the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention now considers the Delta variant of SARS-CoV-2 to be a "variant of concern."

From FDA to Venture Capital

Former FDA Commissioner Stephen Hahn is taking a position at a venture capital firm, leading some ethicists to raise eyebrows, according to the Washington Post.

Consent Questions

Nature News writes that there are questions whether informed consent was obtained for some submissions to a database of Y-chromosome profiles.

Cell Studies on Multimodal Single-Cell Analysis, Coronaviruses in Bats, Urban Microbiomes

In Cell this week: approach to analyze multimodal single-cell genomic data, analysis of bat coronaviruses, and more.