Abstract
ONE of the many problems arising from the study of tumour transplantation and of chemical carcinogens is the variable degree of susceptibility to cancer shown by different animal strains. This phenomenon has focused attention upon the hereditary basis of cancer, and a great wealth of experimental data has now accrued. The aim of the recent symposium on the Genetics of Cancer held in London during June 24–25, and sponsored jointly by the Genetical Society of Great Britain and by the British Empire Cancer Campaign, was to survey this field and direct attention to the significance of such recent discoveries in genetics as, for example, the role of cytoplasmic particles in heredity, differentiation and disease.
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KOLLER, P. Genetics of Cancer. Nature 162, 514–515 (1948). https://doi.org/10.1038/162514a0
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