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Current CRISPR guide RNAs are designed based on European reference genomes, leading to false-negative results in cells from people with African ancestry.

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Translation of “Jumping Genes” Creates Cancer Therapy Targets

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Jumping Genes Put a Target on Cancerous Cells

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Scents and Sense-Abilities: Using Bug Brainpower to Smell Cancer

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X Chromosome Silenced in Some Cancers in Males

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Underdog Enzyme Likely Responsible for Mutations in Most Cancers

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Cancer Cells Break Own DNA to Defend Against Radiation

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Henrietta Lacks Estate Sues Thermo Fisher over HeLa Cell Line

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DNA Methylation Influences Replication and Genome Organization

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p53 Unleashes Endogenous Retroviruses to Tackle Tumors: Study

Defined Primary Cell Culture and Media

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Image of the Day: Sticky Telomeres

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Oprah to Star in Henrietta Lacks Movie

The Great Big Clean-Up

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Next Generation: Cancer Cell Protein Profiling

Single-Gene Knockout Collection Created

Cancer Gene Data Released

Soybean Peptides Slow Some Cancer Cells

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The Alpha-Gal Syndrome Story: How Researchers Traced a Red-Meat Allergy to Ticks

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Fragments of Lyme Disease Bacteria Linked to Liver Dysfunction

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Universe 25 Experiment

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A Fungus, Not Its Insect Host, Paints the World Red

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Advances in Automated RNA Library Preparation

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Accelerating Recombinase Reprogramming with Machine Learning

Accelerating Recombinase Reprogramming with Machine Learning

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What Causes an Earworm?

Memory-enhancing neural networks may also drive involuntary musical loops in the brain.

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Accelerating Recombinase Reprogramming with Machine Learning

Accelerating Recombinase Reprogramming with Machine Learning

Genome Modeling and Design: From the Molecular to Genome Scale

Genome Modeling and Design: From the Molecular to Genome Scale

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Screening 3D Brain Cell Cultures for Drug Discovery

Screening 3D Brain Cell Cultures for Drug Discovery

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Multiplexing PCR Technologies for Biopharmaceutical Research

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Waters and BD's Biosciences & Diagnostic Solutions Business to Combine, Creating a Life Science and Diagnostics Leader Focused on Regulated, High-Volume Testing

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Zymo Research Partners with Harvard University to Bring the BioFestival to Cambridge, Empowering World-class Research

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10x Genomics and A*STAR Genome Institute of Singapore Launch TISHUMAP Study to Advance AI-Driven Drug Target Discovery

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