Investigators with The Cancer Genome Atlas Research Network discovered genomic differences in head and neck cancers caused by infection with the human papillomavirus. Researchers also uncovered new smoking-related cancer subtypes and potential new drug targets, and found numerous genomic similarities with other cancer types.
The Biden administration has left NIH in a weakened state, intensifying politicization of science on Capitol Hill and eroding the bipartisan support the government’s premier biomedical research agency has traditionally enjoyed.
