Gene holds clue to cancer treatment
21 January 2003An intriguing clue as to why some tumours respond less well than others to an important class of anti-cancer drugs has been uncovered by scientists at the University's MRC Cancer Cell Unit.
The progress of functional genomics took a major step forward this week with the publication of the the first ever analysis of the function of the majority of genes in an animal.
Several members of the University were recognised in the New Year Honours list for 2002.
It has been a momentous year for the University, here we remember just some of the major developments which have kept Cambridge in the headlines.