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Buried deep in Greenland's ice sheet lies a puzzling chemical signature that has sparked intense scientific debate.

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The rate of acquisition of genomic changes in cancer has been the topic of much discussion, with several recent investigations finding evidence of punctuated evolution instead of gradual accumulation ...

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The first randomized trial to compare photon- and proton-based radiation therapy for breast cancer finds that patients report ...

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Avak Kahvejian, PhD, a general partner with biotech incubator Flagship Pioneering, discusses how AI is rearchitecting methods ...