Consortium News
September 2010

Stem-cell work thrown into limbo
Standfirst
US district-court ruling suspends federal funding for research involving human embryonic stem cells.

The skin disease that cures itself
Standfirst
Diseased cells have harnessed a cancer-causing mechanism to banish a mutant gene.

Breast cancer protein is finally purified
Standfirst
Isolation of BRCA2 could help understanding of cancer risk and aid drug screening.
