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Scientists Crack 'Entire Genetic Code' of Cancer
Entropy98 writes "Scientists have unlocked the entire genetic code of skin and lung cancer. From the article: 'Not only will the cancer maps pave the way for blood tests to spot tumors far earlier, they will also yield new drug targets, say the Wellcome Trust team. The scientists found the DNA code for a skin cancer called melanoma contained more than 30,000 errors almost entirely caused by too much sun exposure. The lung cancer DNA code had more than 23,000 errors largely triggered by cigarette smoke exposure. From this, the experts estimate a typical smoker acquires one new mutation for every 15 cigarettes they smoke. Although many of these mutations will be harmless, some will trigger cancer.' Yet another step towards curing cancer. Though it will probably take many years to study so many mutations."
I didn't use to like skin cancer, but it grows on you
Smivs on the intertubes!
Although many of these mutations will be harmless, some will trigger cancer
And some will give you super powers.
the 1 in 15 smokes stat is a real motivator!
Maybe, but if you only smoke the other 14, you should be OK.
Unless the 15th one isn't labeled, then it's harder.
/me ducks
If it's lung cancer, they'll be coughing up more than just a royalty. Badom-pish!
Cancer will be issuing a DMCA take-down notice and sue the pants off the scientists for cracking its code.
Been Cape-Breton-Free for years now, on the other side of the country enjoying the oh-so-lovely -28C we've had the past couple of days. Take it from me, it's a truly 'unique' sensation to have snot freeze into icicles as it's comes out of your nose...
you can smoke 344,999 cigarettes and not get cancer but if you smoke just one more BAM! CANCER!
I know it doesn't but the article kinda hints at that.
Wouldn't it be great though if it was that precise.
15 cigs = 1 DNA error
23,000 errrors = CANCER
15 Cigs X 23,000 = 345,000 cigs
345,000 Cigs = Cancer
Average life span ~67 years
If you start smoking at 18 that's ~17,897 days till your dead anyway
So you can have 19 Cigarettes a day.
Hey cigarette companies I think I have a new marketing campaign for you. You just need to start selling packs of smokes with 19 Cigs in each.
While you our outside, freezing in the rain smoking your cigarette, I'm nice and warm, in front of my computer, enjoying myself, looking DOWN on you for being sooo weak eating my chessburger - inside!
So there!
It's NOT me! It's the meds! I'm on 1000mg of Fukitol.
"Obama Presides Over Cancer Cure."
If moderation could change anything, it would be illegal.
But 30,000 errors in the DNA doesn't mean those cells were exposed to 30,000 mutating events (the 1 for every 15 cigarettes or whatever).
Enough of your logic. You're upsetting the smokers who want to believe that as long as they smoke less than 450,000 cigarettes they won't get cancer.
Want to improve your Karma? Instead of "Post Anonymously", try the "Post Humously" option.
After much research and thought, I've come to the conclusion that white mice actually cause cancer.
FOX News : Obama's healthcare: Rationing of long care for cancer patient! Oncologist jobless!
CBS News: Democrats and Republicans join forces to save jobs; Oncologists seek ban of certain cancer treatments. More at 5.
Truth is like the sun. You can shut it out for a time, but it ain't goin' away. - Elvis Presley (source: imdb.com)
Your attitude makes me sick, you pansy.
Yeah, we smokers are outside in the rain and snow and sleet and cold because we're dedicated to our habit! We could quit smoking and be nice and warm with the rest of you pansies, but we're tougher than that!
If they made you pansy bastards go outside to eat your cheeseburgers, you'd probably quit eating cheeseburgers. You're all just poseur addicts. You have no dedication.
Yeah, sit inside and eat your cheeseburger, you whiny poseur addict. We smokers will be outside in the cold, earning respect from all the real addicts.
Under the new ACTA agreement, this is considered to be an international act of mass genocide. But before they get tried for that, they'll be sued one million dollars per Human Genome End-User License violation (you'll learn more about that when the time comes) - somewhere around 6.8 quadrillion dollars - by the Pharmaceutical Industry Association of Earth (again...you'll find out about that later).
Remember, the PIAE only wishes to protect your rights as a Human Genome licensee from those who wish to undermine the value of HG code by illegally reverse-engineering, illegally altering, or making illegal copies and illegal derivative works of the code. Without the PIAE, the rightful owners of HG copyrights and patents would not have the money they need to make life better for us all.
"When information is power, privacy is freedom" - Jah-Wren Ryel