Editorial: Landmark judgment
Published in The Hindu on April 14, 2010 Who owns your genes? Among others, medical diagnostics companies, which — in certain cases, along with universities — exercise tight control over…
Category: Breast cancer
What invalidating breast cancer gene patents implies
Published in The Hindu on April 8, 2010 Will purification of genes extracted from our body change their composition or character? Companies that are engaged in developing gene diagnostics believe…
Targeted killing of cancer stem cells
Published in The Hindu on August 14, 2009 Cancer treatment has got a shot in the arm. Scientists have been able to successfully demonstrate a chemical molecule that targets only…
Detecting breast cancer using thermal imaging
Published in The Hindu on July 9, 2009 Screening to detect breast cancer early may become a reality if thermography (thermal imaging) that is in the early stages of testing…
