Jane Visvader and Dr. Bhupinder Pal, Walter and Eliza Hall Institute (1 of 2) (IMAGE)

Walter and Eliza Hall Institute

Jane Visvader and Dr. Bhupinder Pal, Walter and Eliza Hall Institute (1 of 2)

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Melbourne scientists professor Jane Visvader (left) and Dr. Bhupinder Pal (right) have discovered how female steroid hormones can make dramatic changes to the genetic material in breast cells, changes that could potentially lead to breast cancer. The researchers are from the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research in Melbourne, Australia.

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Walter and Eliza Hall Institute

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