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VOLUME 5, ISSUE 1
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Cancer Genetics in the 21st Century
Reported by Nick Zagorski
February 23, 2005
The past decade has brought tremendous advances in genetics and molecular biology. In a short time, we have gone from sequencing the genome of a bacterium to sequencing the genome of a human. Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) has enabled researchers to take a minute sample of DNA and amplify it a million-fold, and DNA evidence has become the new “fingerprints” of forensic investigations. More recently, gene microchips have made it possible to look at the activity of thousands of genes simultaneously.
Cancer Genetics in the 21st Century
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Genetic Testing for Cancer: Pros and Cons
Reported by Nick Zagorski
February 23, 2005
It can be difficult enough to hear a doctor tell you that you have been diagnosed with cancer, but how would someone react if a doctor told them that while they might be healthy now, they are likely to have cancer in the future?
Genetic Testing for Cancer: Pros and Cons
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