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Five months after announcing it would ban the use of adverse genetic test results in life insurance underwriting, the ...

The ability to predict spirometry-defined COPD was significantly better when a modified lung function questionnaire score was ...

The Metachromatic Leukodystrophy Initiative (MLDi) critically responds to the findings of Zhang et al. on lentivirus-modified ...

Genetic engineering is the act of modifying the genetic makeup of an organism. Modifications can be generated by methods such as gene targeting, nuclear transplantation, transfection of synthetic ...

The bill, now just a signature away from becoming law, would exclude transgender women from the definition of "woman." ...

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