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U.C. TEAM WINS INTL COMPETITION – 11/14/13 22:25 S.S.

A  U.C. – SANTA  CRUZ  BIO-INFORMATICS  TEAM  WON  AN  INTERNATIONAL  COMPETITION.    THE  6 SCHOLARS,  (WHO  WERE  UP AGAINST  74  OTHER TEAMS)  DEVELOPED  A  SOFTWARE  PROGRAM  THAT  USED  COMPUTER  ALGORITHMS  THAT  HELPED  THEM  MAKE  THE  MOST  ACCURATE  PREDICTION  IN  IDENTIFYING  HOW  BREAST CANCER  CELLS  WOULD  RESPOND  TO  SPECIFIC  STIMULI.    THE  HOPE  IS THAT  THIS  SOFTWARE CAN  BE  USED  TO  HELP  IDENTIFY  DRUGS  TARGETS  THAT CAN EFFICIENTLY  FIGHT  THE  CANCER.

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