Dr. Peter Nowell, Who Helped Transform Cancer Research, Dies at 88 Dr. Nowell and a colleague discovered the first genetic defect proven to cause cancer, which led to major advances by other scientists decades later. Share: Facebook Twitter Google+ Stumble Digg Email ThisBlogThis!Share to XShare to Facebook Related Posts:Blue Moon UK: When is the best time to see the Blue Moon in Britain tonight?E.P.A. Blocks Obama-Era Clean Water RuleScientists hopeful ‘man-made virus’ could spark antibiotic resistance crisis BREAKTHROUGHMoon UK 2018: What time is the Blood Moon? Will there be one in Britain?Earth 'under ATTACK from within' and could face ‘BLACKOUTS for DECADES’ as the poles FLIPMoon 2018: How to take pictures of the blue moon?