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Melissa B. Davis uses CRISPR screening to better understand how cancer affects underrepresented populations and find new potential therapeutic targets.

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Convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein paid for genetic testing in an apparent bid to harness his own genetic material for ...

A University of Houston psychology professor is challenging the notion that dyslexia, or specific reading disorder, stems ...

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