About cancer research uk
Cancer Research UK (CRUK) are the world’s leading cancer charity dedicated to saving lives through research. The vision is to bring forward the day when all cancers are cured. Their ground-breaking work has made significant contributions to most of the top worldwide drugs and future work will ensure that millions more people surviveSign up for pupdates
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How our pets help!
Many people have found comfort and support from their pets as they battle cancer. Here are some incredible examples of how dogs have really helped.
What money can buy
£10 buys a new bulb for microscopes, so we can see cancer’s every move and beat it sooner.
£15 buys a polyacrylamide gel, which separates out different sized bits of DNA and reveals vital clues about how to beat cancer
£20 buys a digital PCR assay, which scans a piece of genetic material to find cancer-causing mutations. Finding out what causes cancer could help our scientists beat it.
£25 buys a microscope micrometer, which allows scientists to measure the size of tumours and learn more about how they grow.
£30 buys special food to grow cells in the lab, allowing scientists to find out more about cancer than ever before.
£45 buys a pipette that precisely measures tiny amounts of liquid, making sure our scientists get accurate results in their experiments.
£50 buys special chemicals called restriction enzymes, which act like molecular scissors to cut up long strands of DNA, allowing our scientists to find out more about the genes that can cause cancer.
£80 buys a Wright-Giemsa cell staining kit, which our scientists use to distinguish between different types of blood cells.
£100 could pay for a patient’s cancer biopsy, where a tiny amount of tumour is removed with a needle to be studied in the lab
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