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Provocative questions in cancer research

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Harold Varmus and Ed Harlow explain how an innovative initiative is opening up neglected areas of oncology.

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  1. Harold Varmus is the director of the US National Cancer Institute.,

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  2. Ed Harlow is a senior adviser to the director.,

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Varmus, H., Harlow, E. Provocative questions in cancer research. Nature 481, 436–437 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1038/481436a

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