A team of scientists has developed a computational method to predict the growth of cancerous cells. Pipeline for Cancer Inference (PiCnIC) uses a bioinformatics protocol to detect the common regularities in the origin of tumors and their development. Due to recent developments in our understanding of the disease, PiCnIC is able to make predictions about causality and what conditions will cause the tumor to grow. The study was conducted by researchers from the University of California, San Diego, with support from the National Institutes of Health (NIH). the researchers compared its prediction with existing knowledge of colorectal cancer, in this instance, their forecast closely tracked what had previously been scientifically documented.
A team of scientists has developed a computational method to predict the growth of cancerous cells. Pipeline for Cancer Inference (PiCnIC) uses a bioinformatics protocol to detect the common regularities in the origin of tumors and their development. Due to recent developments in our understanding of the disease, PiCnIC is able to make predictions about causality and what conditions will cause the tumor to grow. To prove the viability of PiCnIC the researchers compared its prediction with existing knowledge of colorectal cancer, in this instance, their forecast closely tracked what had previously been scientifically documented.