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Image of a forensic scientist holding a magnifying glass to DNA to reveal a DNA fingerprint. 

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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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A black and white image of Nettie Stevens wearing a high-necked dress and a large hat.

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Richel Meisel wears a red collared shirt and stands in front of a light background.

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A tank filled with small fish in the laboratory.

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Judith Mank and a handful of other researchers observe tanks of guppies in the laboratory.

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A small brown mouse with a white underbelly.

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Sex Determination: It&rsquo;s in the Genes&mdash;Sometimes

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

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

A long-term study of nearly 800 patients demonstrated a strong safety profile for T cells engineered with viral vectors.

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Study Confirms Safety of Genetically Modified T Cells

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Cancer's Unstable Genome

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Ten Minute Sabbatical

Crossword Puzzle

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Opinion: How to Confront Anti-Science Sentiment

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Why Are Some Beetles Shiny? It&rsquo;s Not What Researchers Thought

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Microbial Analysis of River Reveals Considerable Diversity

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Conceptual image showing fragmented X chromosomes

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Infographic showing how bursting micronuclei promote cancer

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Illustration of a cell with three chromosomes dividing; one of the chromosomes has two centromeres and is being torn between the two daughter cells.

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Illustration of an aneuploid cell with three chromosomes dividing; one of the chromatids is attached to microtubules from both poles and is therefore lagging.

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How Chaos in Chromosomes Helps Drive Cancer Spread

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Infographic: Chromosome Errors Cause Micronuclei and Drive Cancer

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Antibiotics Given to Moths Spur Upregulation of Growth Genes

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A Fasting-Mimicking Diet Thwarts Breast Cancer in Mice

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The Right Chemistry, 1935

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Rampant chromosomal abnormalities in tumors could provide new treatment strategies