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Posted on Sep 10, 2004, 10 a.m.
By Bill Freeman
A cure - or at the very least a family of reliable therapies - for cancer is a vital stepping stone in the path towards greatly extended healthy life spans. This piece from ScienceDaily is a good example of the sort of research taking place at the moment: a focus on basic mechanisms and uncovering better ways to interfere with cancer growth or correct faulty cellular processes that lead to cancer formation.
A cure - or at the very least a family of reliable therapies - for cancer is a vital stepping stone in the path towards greatly extended healthy life spans. This piece from ScienceDaily is a good example of the sort of research taking place at the moment: a focus on basic mechanisms and uncovering better ways to interfere with cancer growth or correct faulty cellular processes that lead to cancer formation. The science of bioinformatics (advances in computing and automation) has greatly increased the speed at which biochemical processes can be investigated and understood. New information leads to new avenues of investigation and potential treatments, and the pace is continuing to pick up.
View the Article Under Discussion: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2004/09/040909075807.htm
Read More Longevity Meme Commentary: http://www.longevitymeme.org/news/
View the Article Under Discussion: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2004/09/040909075807.htm
Read More Longevity Meme Commentary: http://www.longevitymeme.org/news/
