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Stanford researchers map intricacies of lung cancer in one of their own

When Stanford Bio-X founding faculty member James Spudich was diagnosed with lung cancer, researchers had a rare opportunity to study healthy and diseased human tissue. Numerous other Stanford Bio-X affiliated faculty members, including Stanford Bio-X founding faculty member Steve Chu, are contributing.