(Cambridge Research Institute ) Shankar Balasubramanian stands in front of a painting called 'Living the Code' by artist Annie Newman at his office in Cambridge University's Department of Chemistry.
Human Genome Discovery Could Lead to New Cancer-Fighting Drugs
JANUARY 22, 2013Kate Bevan, Daily Mail
The quadruple helix might be unique to human cancer cells - and the discovery means that cancer drugs to target these unusual DNA structures could be developed. 'We are seeing links between trapping the quadruplexes with molecules and the ability to stop cells dividing, which is hugely exciting,' said Professor Shankar Balasubramanian from the University of Cambridge’s Department of Chemistry and Cambridge Research Institute.Read more: Daily Mail
