Tumore Functional Profiling

One might imagine three platforms for the study of human tumor biology. Genomics studies information at the level of DNA, while proteomics examines protein expression. Functional analyses approximate the living organism by examining the behavior of cancer cells in their own environment. This allows heretofore unrecognized complexities to be examined in real time. A growing number of investigators around the world are beginning to recognize the important and clinical application of these techniques. One might imagine three platforms for the study of human tumor biology. Genomics studies information at the level of DNA, while proteomics examines protein expression. Functional analyses approximate the living organism by examining the behavior of cancer cells in their own environment. This allows heretofore unrecognized complexities to be examined in real time. A growing number of investigators around the world are beginning to recognize the important and clinical application of these techniques.