Benign or Cancerous? Differentiating Mutation Types with Machine Learning
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Scientists turn to machine learning and big data approaches for precision -omics in cancer research.

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Long-Lived Trees’ Epigenetic Mutations Serve as a Molecular Clock

Skin Sheltered from Sunlight Still Gathers UV-Linked Mutations

Human Mutation Rates Steady Across Groups—Except in the Amish

Cancer Cells Increase DNA Mutations to Evade Treatment

How to Calculate Mutation Rate for Evolutionary Biology

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Most of Human Genome Nonfunctional: Study

DNA Replication Errors Contribute to Cancer Risk

Low Mutation Rate in iPSCs

Estimating Epigenetic Mutation Rates

Ebola Mutation Rate Quibble

Stem Cell Divisions Help Explain Cancer Risk

Identifying Spurious Cancer Mutations

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Ginormous Genome

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Our Missing Genes

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How Tiny Organisms Control Minds, Create Zombies, and Shape Ecosystems

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The Future of CRISPR

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Taking the Guesswork Out of Quality Control Standards

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April 1, 2025, Issue 1

Bunsen Burners and Bad Hair Days

Lab safety rules dictate that one must tie back long hair. Rosemarie Hansen learned the hard way when an open flame turned her locks into a lesson.

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Taking the Guesswork Out of Quality Control Standards

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PFAS: The Forever Chemicals

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Unlocking the Unattainable in Gene Construction

Unlocking the Unattainable in Gene Construction

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Comparing Analytical Solutions for High-Throughput Drug Discovery

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