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Liquid biopsy: A closer look
We take a deep dive into the genomic test that researchers hope will improve treatment for cancer patients
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Test trialled to improve treatment for bowel cancer patients
Post-operative cancer patients may avoid side effects from unnecessary chemotherapy thanks to a genomic test
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Evolution of immunity: The genomic link between Covid-19, Crohn’s disease and the Black Death
New research shows that the same genes that helped our ancestors survive the bubonic plague are still hard at work today
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Distinctive cancer-causing variant found in families from Orkney
Origin of distinctive BRCA1 pathogenic variant found during the Orkney islands disease study, ‘Orcades'