The test could serve as an alternative in cervical cancer screening, cytology, according to a new study. Certain types of ...

Geneticists have uncovered a faint but persistent signal in modern DNA that points to a vanished branch of humanity, a “ghost” lineage that left no confirmed skeletons or skulls behind. Instead of ...

When scientists sequence tumor DNA, they typically find small amounts of genetic code from bacteria, viruses and fungi – microorganisms that, if actually present in tumor tissues, could influence how ...

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