In this op-ed, writer Rory Taylor explains why DNA tests are contested as markers of indigenous identity. On the morning of October 15, Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) released DNA test results noting ...

A tiny vibrating cantilever sensor could soon help doctors and field clinicians quickly detect harmful toxins, bacteria and even indicators of certain types of cancer from small samples of blood or ...

Quantitation of DNA adducts in human tissues has been achieved with highly sensitive techniques based on adduct radiolabeling, antisera specific for DNA adducts or modified DNA, and/or adduct ...

SAN DIEGO — A blood test that identifies cancer and helps track progression is showing promise as an early warning sign, say researchers. The so-called liquid biopsy works by detecting circulating ...

Measurements of total DNA and methylated tumor suppressor genes in the plasma of patients with metastatic non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) before, and after chemotherapy, as potential biomarkers for ...

Nearly anyone touched by ovarian cancer will tell you: it's devastating. It's bad enough that cancer in almost 80 percent of patients reaches advanced stages before diagnosis, and that most patients ...