Genetic Hotspot Studies Could Lead to Better Understanding of Cancer

Scientists from Indiana University say they have identified hotspots in DNA where the risk for genetic mutations is significantly elevated. A recent analysis, which found that random mistakes in DNA play a large role in many cancer types, underscores the need to understand more about what triggers these errors, according to the researchers.The IU-led research, conducted in  E. coli , appears in two papers (“ Determinants of Base-Pair Substitution Patterns Reve