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By profiling brains from healthy people aged one to 104, researchers found that mutations accumulate in some genes more than others, gleaning insight into aging.

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The Largest Whole-genome Sequencing Study in Cancer 

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Unlocking the Clinical Power of Mutational Analysis

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Noninherited Genetic Mutations Link to Schizophrenia

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Corals Upend Longstanding Idea About Genetic Inheritance

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Q&A: How Animals Change in Space

Thousands of Mutations Accumulate in the Human Brain Over a Lifetime

Opinion: How to Define Cell Type

234-Year-Old Tree Has Impressively Stable Genome

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How a Forensic Biologist Exposed a DNA Lab Scandal That Shook Australia

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Universe 25 Experiment

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One Gene Influences 75 Percent of Alzheimer’s Disease Cases

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Postdoc Portrait: Rohita Roy

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From Data to Discovery: Omics in Therapeutic Innovation

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Exploring Organoids for Disease Modeling Research

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A Stubborn Gene, a Failed Experiment, and a New Path

When experiments refuse to cooperate, you try again and again. For Rafael Najmanovich, the setbacks ultimately pushed him in a new direction.

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Ensuring Regulatory Compliance in AAV Manufacturing with Analytical Ultracentrifugation

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Maximizing Cancer Research Model Systems

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