Imagine reading an entire book, but then realizing that your glasses did not allow you to distinguish "g" from "q." What details did you miss?

Chromosomes are strands of DNA that contain the blueprint of all living organisms.

Research published today in the New England Journal of Medicine by scientists at the Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research (LICR) and Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center (MSKCC) showed that combining targeted radiation therapy with immunotherapy (ipilimumab), fostered a strong immune response and a favorable clinical outcome in a patient with melanoma, the most dangerous form of skin cancer.

Scientists from the Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research (LICR) in Brussels identified a new target for cancer therapy, an enzyme which prevents the immune system from recognizing and destroying certain types of tumors.

NEW YORK and SAN DIEGO, May 18, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research LTD (LICR) and Polaris Group (Polaris) today announced the formation of a collaboration to expand development of Polaris' novel cancer drug, pegylated arginine deiminase (ADI-PEG 20).