I'm keen on cancer research for two reasons: It is very much "frontier" science and it has the potential to make an enormous impact on Our societies. Here's a study that pinpoints genetic pathways (transitions, including mutations) as a key element in treating tumors. A similar article on the topic can be found here.
Related to this, researchers have found that high calcium levels in a man's blood could be a tip-off signal for prostate cancer. More men die of prostate cancer than women die of breast cancer, and it's probably because men don't want to go through the hassle of any examination. But a routine blood series could greatly improve the odds of detecting, and thus surviving, a very aggressive and all-too-common cancer.
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