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Posted by BSDB on May 2nd, 2015
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Posted by lukeawylie on May 1st, 2015
Neuroblastoma is a tumour derived from the peripheral nervous system and is the most common cancer diagnosed within the first year of life. Although is a fairly rare disease, it does account for 15% of all pediatric cancer deaths. However, neuroblastoma is quite unique in that some, particularly very young, patients spontaneously regress requiring only[…]
Posted by the Node on May 1st, 2015
April has been a busy month on the Node! Here are some of the highlights: Question of the Month- CRISPR technology: This month a group in China reported genome editing in human embryos. What are the technical and ethical issues of using CRISPR? Share your thoughts here! BSDB meeting: April saw the joint Spring[…]
