Geneticists have discovered the molecular clock, predictive cancer

Michael Stratton of the Sanger Institute of Cambridge discovered in the human molecular clock that can measure the speed of development of cancerous tumors. Details of this discovery tells the magazine Nature Genetics.

In the scientific journal Nature Genetics was reported that the scientist Michael Stratton of the Sanger Institute of Cambridge found in the human body molecular clock, which are able to measure the speed of development of cancerous tumors. This watch shows when and what processes mutations occur in the human body.

The scientist said that every year the life processes of mutation in the body is growing. It is absolutely natural, because each cell has a copy of the genome. As a result, the mutated gene is imprinted in onkokletki cells similar signature. These processes mutations may predict the development of cancer to its full manifestation. Thanks to this discovery scientists may be able to find the key to solving the problem of the treatment of cancer.