The Hunt for BRCA2

Witness: Archive 2014 by BBC

Dec 9, 20148:59Society & Culture

In 1995, a frantic search was under way for a crucial 'cancer gene' called BRCA2. Scientists knew it was linked to hereditary cases of breast cancer. Professor Sir Mike Stratton was one of those racing to identify the ge...

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