The hidden mysteries within the DNA of cancers
- đ¤ Speaker: Professor Mike Stratton, Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute
- đ Date & Time: Wednesday 23 March 2011, 19:30 - 20:30
- đ Venue: Hicks & Mead Rooms, University Centre, Granta Place
Abstract
The current dogma is that all cancers arise due to abnormalities in DNA , however, until very recently, our ability to look into the DNA of cancers has been very limited. In this lecture Professor Mike Stratton (Director of the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute) discusses how the revolutionary changes in DNA sequencing technology are beginning to illuminate the dark landscape of cancer genomes.
Series This talk is part of the Cambridge Science Festival series.
Included in Lists
- All Talks (aka the CURE list)
- Cambridge Science Festival
- Centre for Health Leadership and Enterprise
- Chris Davis' list
- custom
- Featured lists
- Featured talks
- Guy Emerson's list
- Hicks & Mead Rooms, University Centre, Granta Place
- Major Public Lectures in Cambridge
- Neurons, Fake News, DNA and your iPhone: The Mathematics of Information
- personal list
Note: Ex-directory lists are not shown.
![[Talks.cam]](/static/images/talkslogosmall.gif)

Professor Mike Stratton, Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute
Wednesday 23 March 2011, 19:30-20:30