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DNA as it is being repaired
Some tumor suppressor genes help repair DNA, like the protein shown here wrapped around DNA’s double helix. Image courtesy of Tom Ellenberger, Washington University School of Medicine

An electron micrograph of a mitochondrion
An over-the-counter drug interferes with the metabolic processes that take place in the mitochondrion (like the one pictured here) and could lead to a new way to treat heart attacks and strokes.
Image courtesy of the , Dartmouth College

Mexican business leader Carlos Slim Helú today announced the launch of a major research project in genomic medicine that will help accelerate progress in public health in Mexico and around the world.  The project will be carried out by the Carlos Slim Institute of Health in partnership with the Ó³»­´«Ã½ of MIT and Harvard and the National Institute for Genomic Medicine of the Mexican Secretariat of Health.  The major goal is to understand the genomic basis of cancer in worldwide populations and of type 2 diabetes in Mexican and Latin American populations.

Mexican business leader Carlos Slim Helú today announced the launch of a major research project in genomic medicine that will help accelerate progress in public health in Mexico and around the world. The project will be carried out by the Carlos Slim Institute of Health in partnership with the Ó³»­´«Ã½ of MIT and Harvard and the National Institute for Genomic Medicine of the Mexican Secretariat of Health. The major goal is to understand the genomic basis of cancer in worldwide populations and of type 2 diabetes in Mexican and Latin American populations.