Can You Say That on Television?

Mar 31, 2009

Head on over to The Onion for a laugh. This article uses just about every euphemism for, um, well, "the privates": "The world's foremost authority on ailments down south, Lazoff led a team of cutting-edge hoo-ha doctors to develop new strategies for detecting abnormal growth in...you know, that area."

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Nature Papers Examine Genomes of Centenarians, Transcription-Coupled DNA Repair

In Nature this week: analysis of centenarian genomes uncovers longevity-linked variants, and more.

Can You Say That on Television?

Vibrent Health, University of Maryland Medicine Partner for Population Health Initiative

Polygenic Risk Scores for Breast, Prostate Cancer Adaptable for Cross-Ancestry Use, Study Shows

Molecular Clonal Tracking Method Captures Lung Cancer Treatment Response, Resistance Features

Oxford Nanopore Technologies to Raise £300M in IPO, Including £150M Investment by Oracle

Thermo Fisher Scientific Receives CE Mark for TaqPath COVID-19 RNase P 2.0 Testing Kit

Castle Biosciences Receives New York State Approval for DecisionDx DiffDx-Melanoma Test

Tennessee's COVID-19 Sequencing

Sanction Violation Charges

Prenetics to Go Public Through SPAC

Nature Papers Examine Genomes of Centenarians, Transcription-Coupled DNA Repair

Illumina Adds Seven Genomics Startups to Accelerator Program

Exact Sciences Stock Spikes After Primary Care Sales Team Nearly Doubles

Ginkgo Bioworks to Go Public With $1.63B in Proceeds From SPAC Merger

Oxford Nanopore Technologies Registers for IPO on London Stock Exchange

Centenarian Exome Analysis Points to Conserved Longevity Pathways