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AstraZeneca's Oxford COVID-19 vaccine accurately follows the genetic instructions programmed into it by its developers to successfully provoke a strong immune response, according to a detailed ...

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For Breast Cancer Awareness Month, our Sophia Thomas takes us along for her doctors’ appointments to help inform yours.

One gene causes one trait or a specific illness. When doctors use genetics, it's usually to try to identify a disease-causing ...