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First Whole Cancer Genome Sequenced

Posted by timothy on from the gee-gnome-sounds-like-a-good-open-source-project dept.

dooling writes "A paper detailing the sequencing of the first human cancer genome will be published in the 6 November 2008 issue of Nature. This is not only the first cancer genome published, it is the first female genome as well. You can read the paper's abstract, DNA sequencing of a cytogenetically normal acute myeloid leukaemia genome, or the story in Science News. This issue of Nature also has articles on the sequencing of the first African and Asian genomes. The sequencing in all three articles was done using the Illumina Genome Analyzer, one of the massively parallel, next-generation genome sequencing platforms."

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  1. Re:Population and cancer by MrMista_B · · Score: 5, Funny

    Okay, so... are you volunteering yourself as the first to be killed in the name of population control?

    How about a random lottery? Every couple years, we chose one in a hundred thousand people, and kill them.

    Or what about shutting down hospitals? If we get rid of all the doctors, I'm sure the reduction in population growth will make you very happy.

    While we're at it, instead of incarcerating murderers, how about we reward them? After all, they're helping curb population growth.

    Or you know what? Fuck you.