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‘What’s my real identity?’: As DNA ancestry sites gather more data, the answer for consumers often changes

Former NFL players die at a faster rate than other professional athletes, study finds

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Watch: How CRISPR works, explained in two minutes

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Gottlieb’s threat of federal vaccine mandates: questionable legality, poor policy

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Snakebites are on the rise as snakes migrate with climate change

Tests for Lyme disease miss many early cases — but a new approach could help

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