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An innovative assay permits researchers to screen for small molecule PARP inhibitors that trap the enzyme on DNA and selectively execute cancer cells.

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MyHeritage Launches Health-Related Genetic Test, Ignites Debate

Thousands of BRCA1 Genetic Variants Functionally Characterized

PARP Inhibitors Are Improving the Outlook of Hard-to-Treat Cancers

First Direct-to-Consumer BRCA Test Authorized by FDA

Genetic Risk Factors for Breast Cancer Identified

Myriad, Post Mortem

BRCA1 Linked to Alzheimer’s

BRCA Breakthroughs?

BRCA Mutations Mapped

Australian Court Upholds Patents on Human Genes

Yet Another Lawsuit over Genetic Tests

BRCA1 Linked to Brain Size

Another Legal Setback for Myriad

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Another Lawsuit over Genetic Tests

Gene Patents Decision: Everybody Wins

Supreme Court Nixes Patenting Human Genes

Why Women’s Eggs Don’t Last

Should Human Genes be Patented?

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Court Rules Gene Patents Valid

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Biomedical Informatician Atul Butte Dies at 55

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A Gut Pathogen’s Unexpected Weapon Against Amyloid Diseases

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Universe 25 Experiment

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Maternal Iron Deficiency Can Trigger Sex Reversal in Mouse Embryos

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Taking Control of Cellular Contamination with PCR Testing

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Electronic Records in Cell Culture Management

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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 Advanced Multiomics Technology

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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Agilent Unveils the Next Generation in LC-Mass Detection: The InfinityLab Pro iQ Series

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Pioneering Cancer Plasticity Atlas will help Predict Response to Cancer Therapies

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How Alderley Analytical are Delivering eXtreme Robustness in Bioanalysis