Evening News

[Guest guest]

The article I posted last night created quite a stir in the evening news here.

This may be the breakthrough that researchers have been waiting for. Anyway, I

thought it was newsworthy to pass it on. It was done on a woman who died of

leukemia. They were able to use her DNA from her leukemia cells.

WASHINGTON - Scientists for the first time have decoded the entire genome of a

cancer patient, identifying a series of genes never before linked to the type of

white blood cell cancer that ultimately killed the woman. The study, published

on Wednesday in the journal Nature, represents a new approach to grasp the

genetic underpinning of cancer and pave the way for better treatments,

researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis said. A

deeper genetic understanding of cancer -- now possible with speedier, cheaper

DNA sequencing technology -- can serve as the foundation for developing more

effective ways to diagnose and treat cancer, the researchers said.

Blessings,

Lottie