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A research team from The University of Osaka, in collaboration with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, has uncovered a new molecular mechanism underlying chromosome alignment during cell ...

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Study shows aging tissues resist tumors even as mutations accumulate. Reveals why cancer rates decline after 85 and opens ...