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Tumor cells can exhibit different behaviors despite being genetically indistinguishable.
A new initiative lead by the UK’s National Health Service aims to sequence the genomes of as many as 100,000 patients, a project that will cost £100 million.
Scientists engineer a spectrum of artificial pigments to understand how animals see in color.
Certain immune cells keep adipose tissue in check by helping to define normal and abnormal physiological states.
A hormone called jasmonate mediates plants' responses to touch and can boost defenses against pests.
A precision microfluidic system enables single-cell analysis of growth and division.
Puerto Rican businesses and residents come together to support the genomic sequencing of the island’s only native parrot species, hoping to help protect the endangered bird.
The poxvirus stockpiles genes when it needs to adapt.
Three patents on transgenic apes in the European Union will be challenged by animal rights activists.
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