June 22, 2008

An Amazing Gift -- GlaxoSmithKline Opens Up Cancer Research Information

"Scientists at GlaxoSmithKline spent a small fortune studying cancer cells, and then gave most of their precious information away -- for free -- to the research community. That massive donation, which was announced on Friday, could accelerate the discovery of new oncology drugs and blood tests by giving brilliant, but underfunded, researchers a chance to pick through boatloads of data. -- Aaron Rowe, Blog at Wired, Massive Cancer Information Giveaway"

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