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Becca Tomlinson underwent a double mastectomy after finding out she inherited a faulty gene.

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Testing the biological sex of an athlete is becoming more common in sport, with governing bodies defending the practice as ...

Convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein paid for genetic testing in an apparent bid to harness his own genetic material for regenerative medicine – which is aimed at repairing the body by developing ...

Scientists are testing an entirely new way to fight heart disease: a gene-editing treatment that might offer a one-time ...