Genetic mutations can be benign or cancerous – a new method to differentiate between them could lead to better treatments - The Conversation

Tumors contain thousands of genetic changes, but only a few are actually cancer-causing. A quicker way to identify these driver mutations could lead to more targeted cancer treatments.

Most of the roughly 40 trillion cells of your body have nearly identical copies of your genome the DNA inherited from your parents, containing instructions for everything from converting food to ener… [+6450 chars]

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