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International cancer modeling initiative launched

July 12, 2016 1:01 AM UTC

The National Cancer Institute, Cancer Research UK, Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute and Hubrecht Organoid Technology launched the Human Cancer Models Initiative to develop a bank of about 1,000 new cancer cell models. The initiative aims to provide researchers with a better alternative to available cancer cell lines, which often fail to reflect tumor genetics and heterogeneity. ...