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Cancer Scientists Have Ignored African DNA in the Search for Cures

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Cancer Scientists Have Ignored African DNA in the Search for Cures

Genetic research has nearly excluded an entire continent. A massive effort to remedy that could change the future of cancer treatment—and of science.

By Jessica Wapner

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Cancer Research's Final Frontier: Do Plants' Ability to Withstand Stress in Space Enable Them to Fight Illness?

The world of flora has long been a source of cancer-fighting therapies. The drug paclitaxel, for example, originally came from the Pacific yew tree.

By Jessica Wapner | 2 min read

Cancer Treatments Could Come From Old Drugs

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New Tricks for Old Drugs: What's Already in the Medicine Cabinet Could be the Next Cancer Treatments

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Do Cellphones Cause Cancer?

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Do Cellphones Cause Cancer? Government Study Reveals 'Stunningly Important' Findings

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Cancer Risk Claims: 'Take No Notice' Unless Something Is Proven to Be 'Dangerous Rather Than Simply Frightening,' Says Cambridge Professor

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Cancer Research's Final Frontier: Do Plants' Ability to Withstand Stress in Space Enable Them to Fight Illness?

The world of flora has long been a source of cancer-fighting therapies. The drug paclitaxel, for example, originally came from the Pacific yew tree.

By Jessica Wapner | 2 min read

Cancer Treatments Could Come From Old Drugs

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New Tricks for Old Drugs: What's Already in the Medicine Cabinet Could be the Next Cancer Treatments

4 min read

Do Cellphones Cause Cancer?

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Do Cellphones Cause Cancer? Government Study Reveals 'Stunningly Important' Findings

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David Spiegelhalter

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Cancer Risk Claims: 'Take No Notice' Unless Something Is Proven to Be 'Dangerous Rather Than Simply Frightening,' Says Cambridge Professor

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'The Government's Prosecution' of Trump Inauguration Protesters 'Should Scare the Daylights Out of Anyone Who Values Dissent,' Says Defense Attorney

How a federal prosecutor, the police and right-wing provocateur James O’Keefe conspired—and failed—to railroad protesters in Washington, D.C.

By Jeff Stein | 11 min read

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The Case Against Student Loans: Why Weak Students Should Pay More | Opinion

Student loan programs have vastly expanded the ranks of college graduates. That’s a problem.

By Bryan Caplan | 5 min read

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'The Government's Prosecution' of Trump Inauguration Protesters 'Should Scare the Daylights Out of Anyone Who Values Dissent,' Says Defense Attorney

How a federal prosecutor, the police and right-wing provocateur James O’Keefe conspired—and failed—to railroad protesters in Washington, D.C.

By Jeff Stein | 11 min read

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The Case Against Student Loans: Why Weak Students Should Pay More | Opinion

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The Secret Musical Universe of Lola Kirke

She played a classically trained oboist on TV. Now Lola Kirke is stepping out as a songwriter in her own right.

By Zach Schonfeld | 7 min read

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How 'Hamilton' Star Daveed Diggs and Rafael Casal Got Their Movie 'Blindspotting' Made After 10 Years

The screenwriters’ love letter to Oakland is a buddy comedy with a troubled conscience.

By Anna Menta | 7 min read

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The Secret Musical Universe of Lola Kirke

She played a classically trained oboist on TV. Now Lola Kirke is stepping out as a songwriter in her own right.

By Zach Schonfeld | 7 min read

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How 'Hamilton' Star Daveed Diggs and Rafael Casal Got Their Movie 'Blindspotting' Made After 10 Years

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