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Nature Reviews Cancer 9, 770–771 (1 November 2009) | doi:10.1038/nrc2756

Genomics: We are individuals

Gemma K. Alderton

Improved sequencing technology has provided researchers with the tools to assess the genomic and transcriptomic landscape of tumour specimens at high resolution. The information gained from these mapping exercises could provide important insights into tumour-initiating events and how a tumour might evolve.