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Ryugu asteroid samples contain all DNA and RNA building blocks, bolstering origin-of-life theories

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Genomic Testing Cooperative, led by ex-MD Anderson professor, expands to The Woodlands

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Blood test may predict survival after 70

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I’m trying for a baby, so I tested my semen for microplastics. This is what they found

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New Cholesterol Guidelines Recommend 3 Tests That Can Better Predict Heart Disease Risk

The latest cholesterol guidelines include three new screening tests: coronary artery calcium, lipoprotein (a), and apolipoprotein B.

Computational model predicts telomere length from routine biopsy slide images

A new computational tool infers changes occurring at the ends of the chromosomes housing our DNA. It does so by detecting structural alterations in cells and tissues captured in images taken of ...