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December 21, 2005

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-	Pancreatic Cancer Linked to Insulin Resistance in Male Smokers Data strengthens link between diabetes and cancer.
-	Tumor Suppressor Role for TLR4 gene TLR4 suppresses lung inflammation, which can also reduce the risk of tumor development.
-	Human "Epigenome" Project A call by international scientists for a large scale effort to map chemical modifications to DNA.
-	Dog Genome Published Dog's may help humans more than we ever realized!