Category: Genetics

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Anchor lead: Can we find out where a cancer is growing using a blood test? Elizabeth Tracey reports Using machine learning and analysis of mutations in DNA circulating in the blood of patients with cancer, a new study demonstrates the …

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Anchor lead: The gene editing technology CRISPR is being used to treat cancer, Elizabeth Tracey reports CRISPR is an acronym for technology that enables genetic material to be edited, and it’s been in the news for modifying embryos to delete …

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Anchor lead: How often are women with breast cancer offered genetic testing? Elizabeth Tracey reports Only about a third of women with breast cancer were offered genetic screening, a recent study found, but such testing is cost effective. William Nelson, …

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Anchor lead: DNA all over your body is quite variable and may have many mutations, Elizabeth Tracey reports Many new tests poised to become clinically useful rely on analyzing DNA and finding changes known as mutations or other features to …

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Anchor lead: Your DNA is a lot more random than you might think, Elizabeth Tracey reports DNA is neatly packaged and essentially the same all over your body, right? Wrong, increasing evidence shows. Cristian Tomasetti, a cancer researcher at Johns …

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