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Article: UC Davis Cancer Center Takes Part in National Effort to Build 'World Wide Web' of Cancer Research; Faster Exchange of Information Will Benefit Patients.
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- May 5, 2005
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Byline: Univ. of California, Davis, Medical Center
SACRAMENTO, Calif., May 5 (AScribe Newswire) -- UC Davis Cancer Center is partnering with the National Cancer Institute to build the cancer Biomedical Informatics Grid (caBIG), a virtual network intended to link individuals and institutions around the world in hopes of accelerating cancer research.
UC Davis is among 49 NCI-designated cancer centers to have signed contracts with the NCI to build the ambitious grid, envisioned as a free, voluntary network open to anyone who wants to use it. Planners predict caBIG will enable investigators to answer research questions more rapidly and efficiently than ever ...