Science in the News - Tuesday 13 October 2009

Courtesy The Royal Society  Mon, 10/12/2009 - 18:00

Scientists at the Institute of Cancer Research have established beyond doubt that in rare cases cancer can be transmitted in the womb, following the birth of a baby to a woman with leukaemia.

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