KamikazeKauz
KamikazeKauz t1_iu57m5x wrote
Reply to comment by Cylius in Major breakthrough in cancer research: Papers reveal 'dark matter' that contributes to disease's growth by Ezekiel_W
The point I was trying to make is that epigenetics in cancer are not a new concept, so there is nothing revolutionary about these papers. It's not a revelation or breakthrough if dozens of other papers have found similar things over the course of the past 20 years.
KamikazeKauz t1_iu378aw wrote
Reply to comment by Snufflepuffster in Major breakthrough in cancer research: Papers reveal 'dark matter' that contributes to disease's growth by Ezekiel_W
This is nothing new though, it has been studied for a long long time already, so the title is pure click bait. Here's a 20 year old review on the topic: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1421942/
KamikazeKauz t1_iu1l50i wrote
Reply to Major breakthrough in cancer research: Papers reveal 'dark matter' that contributes to disease's growth by Ezekiel_W
Not sure why this is touted a breakthrough, epigenetic changes in cancers are well documented and have been studied for decades... Here is a review from 2004(!): https://www.nature.com/articles/nrc1279
KamikazeKauz t1_jaboxi8 wrote
Reply to comment by TheBertinator3000 in Magnetic pole reversal by Gopokes91
Ironically, your last sentence summaries the attitude a large part of the world's population had (and many still have) regarding climate change...