Scientists use DNA sequencing to attack lung cancer

Courtesy EurekAlert! - Cancer  Tue, 12/15/2009 - 23:00

(UT Southwestern Medical Center) Aided by next-generation DNA sequencing technology, an international team of researchers has gained insights into how more than 60 carcinogens associated with cigarette smoke bind to and chemically modify human DNA, ultimately leading to cancer-causing genetic mutations.

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