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‘Death clock' in cells could tell you when you'll get cancer

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‘Death clock' in cells could tell you when you'll get cancer

How fast we age and whether we get cancer may be predetermined by two "clocks" found in almost every cell in the human body

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Gut bacteria may affect the success of cancer treatments

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Gut bacteria may affect the success of cancer treatments

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Layla gene-editing leukeamia

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Gene editing saves girl dying from leukaemia in world first

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To kill off cancer, the US needs a second National Cancer Act

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To kill off cancer, the US needs a second National Cancer Act

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Self-sacrificing immune cells spew out DNA nets to trap invaders

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Elephants almost never get cancer thanks to multiple gene copies

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Elephants almost never get cancer thanks to multiple gene copies

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US-Cuba thaw could bring important gains for cancer research

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US-Cuba thaw could bring important gains for cancer research

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Cancer trap grabs wandering tumour cells to warn of early spread

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Cancer trap grabs wandering tumour cells to warn of early spread

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Chatty cellular machines take synthetic biology to next level

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Chatty cellular machines take synthetic biology to next level

A new class of multicellular machines that can "talk" to each other will help usher in a new era of smart drugs

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Mutation alert halts stem cell trial to cure blindness

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Mutation alert halts stem-cell trial to cure blindness

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Living lasers made by injecting oil droplets into human cells

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Time to ditch milk? Exploring the dairy dilemma

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