In the next generation of DNA sequencing, routine DNA analysis in the clinical setting is not far off.

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For doctors, it will be a case of managing another task and set of expectations, and raising awareness of the directive, in an already busy clinical setting.

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"Creating a strong research foundation of what chaplains do in the clinical setting will mark the coming of age of health-care chaplaincy as a profession, " he says.

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Lead optimisation is a key stage in the drug discovery process, where early leads are improved through cycles of design, synthesis and testing to identify potential drugs which are suitable for testing in a clinical setting.

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Amgen developed the chemical, but Love says the biotech giant had trouble setting up clinical trials.

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We think we're pioneering the clinical application of this by setting up the Tumour Profiling Unit, but one would think this would be absolutely routine practice for every cancer patient - and that's what we're aiming to bring about.

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It means the clinical worth of a drug will be taken into account when setting a price tag.

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He may consider, say, chest pain as unlikely to reflect a sinister cause in a given setting, but would be foolhardy to rely on his clinical acumen alone.

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And he quoted a letter from a consultant at Guy's Hospital in London who said setting waiting list targets was contrary to the practice of clinical need and condemned it as a waste of tax-payers' money.

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