2012 saw the birth of a handful of non-invasive genetic prenatal tests, but the young industry faces growing pains as legal and ethical questions loom.
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Tumor cells can exhibit different behaviors despite being genetically indistinguishable.
After decades of political wrangling, the European Union is poised to introduce a single patent system to reduce red tape and application costs for researchers and companies.
Fungi in 100 million year-old seafloor sediments could possess novel antibiotics.
Scientists engineer a spectrum of artificial pigments to understand how animals see in color.
As the United States edges ever closer to the dreaded fiscal cliff, the pharmaceutical industry approaches a precipice of its own.
Two species of songbirds pack their nests with scavenged cigarette butts that repel irksome parasites.
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Certain immune cells keep adipose tissue in check by helping to define normal and abnormal physiological states.
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