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The Supreme Court agrees to hear a case deciding if two cancer genes should continue to be protected by patent.
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Three patents on transgenic apes in the European Union will be challenged by animal rights activists.
The largest collection of genetic and medical data in the United States links telomeres and genetic variants to longevity and disease.
Researchers identify an unexpected molecular explanation for the higher incidence of skin cancer in redheads.
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