Genes that prevent tumour found

One of the hallmarks of cancer is genomic instability,in which entire sections of chromosomes can be lost or duplicated many times over, Rameen Beroukhim,one of the researchers said.

The study scanned over 3,100 samples of different types of cancers,and found that most were missing copies of genes across wide stretches of the genome.

First Hepatitis C vaccine developed

SCIENTISTS claim to have developed the first-ever preventative vaccine for deadly Hepatitis C,a liver illness affecting about 200 million people worldwide.

Hepatitis C is an infectious disease primarily of the liver,caused by the Hepatitis C virus HCV and a preventative vaccine has the potential to have a significant global health impact,researchers at the Burnet Institute,Melbourne said.

With this finding,scientists said they have solved a Hepatitis C vaccine mystery which once developed could be the first ever preventative vaccine for the virus.

Currently undergoing formal pre-clinical studies,the vaccine is result of breakthrough work done by Heidi Drummer,Associate Professor from Burnet Institute.