Scientists rally as sequester-based budget cuts loom
Vivien Marx reports from the AACR meeting and Rally for Medical Research in Washington, with details of the AACR plenary address by Harold Varmus. Read more
Posted by Vivien Marx | Categories: funding, General interest, Reports
Vivien Marx reports from the AACR meeting and Rally for Medical Research in Washington, with details of the AACR plenary address by Harold Varmus. Read more
Posted by Brendan Maher | Categories: Biology & Biotechnology, Health and medicine
People can be forgiven for thinking that the messages coming out of the American Association for Cancer Research annual meeting in Chicago this week seem to conflict. Finishing up today, the meeting hosted just shy of 17,000 scientists, exhibitors and guests and had several talks expounding the dizzying pace of genome technologies being applied to cancer diagnosis and treatment. At the same time, some speakers warned of the challenges inherent in doing cancer ‘omics.’ … Read more
Posted by Laura Wheeler | Categories: Communities Happenings
Communities Happenings is a (usually) weekly post with news of interest to NPG’s online communities. The aim is to provide this info in one handy summary. Listings include tweetups and conferences that we’re attending and/or organising as well as new online tools, products or cool videos. We also occasionally flag up NPG special offers and competitions plus updates about NPG social media activities such as new accounts you might want to follow. Do let us know what you find most useful! Read more