Luckily, acclaimed science writer Carl Zimmer is here to unravel the tangled history of the science and pseudoscience surrounding heredity, in all its many forms. In his expansive, engrossing, and ...

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Huntsman Cancer Institute genetic counselor Sam Beck, MS, CGC, answers common questions people ask about pancreatic cancer and the genetic testing associated with it. People at an increased risk for ...

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A cancer physician and stem-cell biologist at Columbia University, Siddhartha Mukherjee investigates the links between stem cells and cancerous blood diseases. In 2011, his book, Emperor of All ...