Shoddy biopsies deny cancer patients a shot at personalized treatment

Elie Dolgin • January 22, 2016

A huge federal trial of personalized cancer medicine has run into an unexpected roadblock: Many of the tumor samples aren’t robust enough to be put through genetic analysis.

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By Elie Dolgin January 29, 2026
As humans return to the Moon, researchers are trying to understand—and thwart—the biological toll of deep-space radiation.
Sea lion suckling at teat of another sea lion on rocky shores of the Galapagos
By Elie Dolgin January 13, 2026
Animals that researchers call “supersucklers” come back for their mother’s milk even after they can hunt, mate and fend for themselves.