Research shows germline genetic testing — testing for a cancer risk gene you may have inherited — can save lives. Not just a patient’s, but their family members, as well. Hereditary Cancer Awareness ...

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BC, AOCNP, explains how ctDNA can inform prognosis, monitor disease progression, and guide treatment decisions in oncology.

When a key protein regulator dials down DNA repair mechanisms, our cells accumulate more mutations, which may cause us to age faster ...

Junk DNA” may hold the key to treating tough cancers. Existing drugs exploit weaknesses in cells with gene mutations. Researchers at King’s College London have identified a promising strategy for ...

When evidence is collected at a Hennepin County crime scene, it ends up in a laboratory in downtown Minneapolis, where in just a few minutes, analysts can identify blood on a t-shirt.

For decades, scientists have known that bacteria can exchange genetic material, in a process called horizontal gene transfer.

For years, Customs and Border Protection agents have been quietly harvesting DNA from American citizens, including minors, ...

Doctors cleared the woman to go home with her newborn.But within months, the woman in her early 20s was rushed back to the hospital, again in heart failure, and ultimately died in a Penn Medicine ...

Newly released data shows Customs and Border Protection funneled the DNA of nearly 2,000 US citizens—some as young as 14—into ...