In the latest escalation of the war on cancer, the National Cancer Institute (NCI) is arming itself with some high-risk tactics borrowed from the Department of Defense.
In June, NCI launched the Unconventional Innovation Program (UIP), a five-year, $48 million bid to come up with novel technologies that could someday tip the balance in man's battle with malignancy. The aim, says Carol Dahl, director of NCI's office of technology and industrial relations, is no less than "quantum improvements and entirely novel approaches" in fighting cancer.
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