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2 November 2021
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A short film from Columbia Cancer Research featuring members of our IMAXT team – co-investigators Simon Tavaré and Owen Harris, and postdoctoral researcher Ignacio Vazquez-Garcia.
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A short film from Columbia Cancer Research featuring members of our IMAXT team – co-investigators Simon Tavaré and Owen Harris, and postdoctoral researcher Ignacio Vazquez-Garcia.
Learn more about the IMAXT team.
2 November 2021
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The Cancer Grand Challenges Mutographs team has added an unexpected piece to the complex puzzle surrounding the development of oesophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC): no mutational signature exists to explain the…
25 October 2021
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Oesophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) is the most common type of oesophageal cancer – a disease that affected more than 600,000 people worldwide last year*. Incidence of the disease varies dramatically around the…
24 October 2021
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Surprising discoveries from the Mutographs team challenge the classical view that all carcinogens directly cause mutations and suggest that non-mutagenic agents play a greater role in tumour promotion than originally…
20 October 2021
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Today we launch Discover: a year of scientific creativity – our annual progress magazine showcasing the power of global team science.
Discover celebrates how our teams are coming together, thinking differently and…
20 October 2021
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The SPECIFICANCER team delves deeper into the biological laws that govern tissue specificity in cancer and reveals intricate webs of genetic interactions.
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20 October 2021
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A new expansion sequencing toolbox and analysis platform from the IMAXT team reveals hidden truths in biology by creating detailed nanoscale-resolution genomic maps.
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20 October 2021
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A deeper understanding of the metabolic changes during tumour development could radically change clinical decision-making and unlock opportunities to intervene across the entire patient journey.
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20 October 2021
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Chronic inflammation is directly linked to up to 25% of cancer deaths worldwide. Could reprogramming of the inflamed microenvironment prevent, slow or even revert the cascade of inflammation to malignancy?
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20 October 2021