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Corals pass mutations acquired during their lifetimes to offspring

Researchers document for the first time that corals can pass mutations acquired during their lifetimes to their offspring, providing increased genetic diversity for potential evolutionary adaptation ...
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Acquired EGFR-resistant mutations in non–small cell lung cancer (NSCLC).

Afatinib (Afa) + bevacizumab (Bev) versus afatinib alone as first-line treatment of patients with EGFR-mutated advanced non-squamous NSCLC: Primary analysis of the multicenter, randomized, phase II ...
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Spectrum of acquired KRAS mutations in driver mutation-positive non-small cell lung cancer.

Nivolumab (Nivo) plus ipilimumab (Ipi) 6-month treatment versus continuation in patients with advanced non-small-cell-lung cancer (aNSCLC): 3-year results of the IFCT-1701 DICIPLE phase 3 trial.
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BRCA1 gene mutations may not be key to prostate cancer initiation, as previously thought

Mutations in the BRCA1 gene that are either inherited (germline) or acquired (somatic) might not be key to the initiation of prostate cancer, as previously thought, suggests the first study of its ...
The New York Times

New Mutations Identified in Bird Flu Virus

A genetic analysis sheds light on when the outbreak began, how the virus spread and where it may be going. By Apoorva Mandavilli and Emily Anthes The bird flu virus sweeping across dairy farms in ...
News Medical

Study challenges role of BRCA1 mutation in prostate cancer initiation

Mutations in the BRCA1 gene that are either inherited (germline) or acquired (somatic) might not be key to the initiation of prostate cancer, as previously thought, suggests the first study of its ...