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Using yeast to break genetic 'silence'
With help from Basic Sciences and Human Biology, oncology fellow's drug has potential to reverse chromosomal shut-off in cancer

An imperfect match still works
Subtle tissue differences between donor, patient don't sway transplant outcome, says Petersdorf DNA-analysis study

Dark side of the graveyard shift
Exposure to light when it's dark and working overnight hours point to 60-percent higher chance of breast cancer, says Scott Davis' PHS study

Hartwell - by Groudine
"No single investigator, other than Lee, has made the seminal contributions that form the foundation of our current understanding of the cell cycle"

From toothpicks and yeast to 'how we think about life'
Nobel honor comes as 2:30 a.m. 'shock' to Center president and director, who will receive shared prize at 100th-anniversary ceremony Dec. 10

Lifting the silence of ovarian cancer
Early-warning signals deserve attention, says Alliance's gynecologic oncology program

Seeking the evidence: Do all those vitamins and supplements really work?
NCI-funded, $4.2 million PHS study - called VITAL - seeks answers among 75,000 residents of western Washington over the next five years

Technology in three-D
Painless radiation therapy pinpoints, kills cancer cells for 30 patients each day in sophisticated Alliance clinic

A clue for tailoring cancer treatment: folate
Genetic variability may predict severity of side effects from the common chemo drug methotrexate

Time bomb ticking inside the mouth
Dental disease can worsen side effects of transplants, says study

Negotiating the risks
Second breast cancers may be more difficult to treat in women who take the drug tamoxifen, study suggests

Mini-transplants for those over 50: Success!
Storb/McSweeney study says outpatient treatment combination of low radiation, potent drugs works for older patients

Inducing suspended animation
Roth, Padilla discover 'Sleeper' of a clue to cell division in zebrafish

Communicating cell-to-cell
Soriano lab identifies key players in the development of vascular system, skeleton of mammals

The scleroderma dilemma: Loyal defender turns traitor
Genetics play role in persistence of fetal cells, say studies by Nelson, Lambert

They sleuth molecular ID badges
Matching the tissue types of patients and donors proves intricate task for staff of Clinical Immunogenetics Laboratory - one of the world's largest