Cancer research leader: Covid shows value of fundamental science

Kristian Helin, incoming head of the Institute of Cancer Research, reflects on lessons learned from pandemic

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July 30, 2021

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July 30, 2021

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Source: Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

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