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March 2025

Peto's Paradox: How Gigantic Species Evolved to Beat Cancer

Scientists dive into the genomes of whales, elephants, and other animal giants looking for new weapons in the fight against cancer.

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Features

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DNA Profiling: Tracing Killers and Solving Mysteries Using Genetic Clues

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Generation X and Millennials Face a Steep Rise in Early-Onset Colorectal Cancer Cases

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Sex Determination: It’s in the Genes—Sometimes

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Peto’s Paradox: How Gigantic Species Evolved to Beat Cancer

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Cell Therapy is Poised for Sweet Victory in Diabetes

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Advancing Stem Cell Therapy for Diabetes Treatment

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A Lifetime of Environmental Exposures May Be Fueling Early-Onset Cancers

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Anticancer Inspiration from Animal Giants

Foundations

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A Tale of How TALENs Launched the Genome Editing Revolution

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Pluripotency Superstar Oct4 Gets a Makeover

Profiles

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Tuning Cancer Therapy with Acoustic Drug Delivery

Editorial

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The Yin and Yang of Cancer 

Contributors

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Meet the Team: Hannah Thomasy

Speaking of Science

March 2025 Crossword

Cancer Culture

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June 2025, Issue 1

Nergal Networks: Where Friendship Meets Infection

A citizen science game explores how social choices and networks can influence how an illness moves through a population.

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Unraveling Complex Biology with Five-Dimensional Multiomics

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Resurrecting Plant Defense Mechanisms to Avoid Crop Pathogens

Resurrecting Plant Defense Mechanisms to Avoid Crop Pathogens

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Seeing and Sorting with Confidence

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Streamlining Microbial Quality Control Testing

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