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This 2021 photo provided by the family shows Doug Olson of Pleasanton, Calif., in Bend, Ore. In 2010, doctors treated Olson’s leukemia with an experimental gene therapy that transformed his own blood cells into cancer killers. More than a decade later, there's no sign of cancer in his body. (Family Photo via AP)

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Doctors: Cancer patients cured a decade after gene therapy
By LAURA UNGAR - AP Science Writer
Wed,02/02/22-11:03AM , 261 Reads
In 2010, doctors treated Doug Olson’s leukemia with an experimental gene therapy that transformed some of his blood cells into cancer killers. More than a decade later, there's no sign of cancer in his body.
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A truck with a public awareness notice on the omicron coronavirus variant moves though a busy shopping street Friday, Jan. 28, 2022, in Tokyo. Scientists and health officials around the world are keeping their eyes on a descendant of the omicron variant that has been found in more than 50 countries, including the United States. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko, File)

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EXPLAINER: What's known about 'stealth' version of omicron?
By LAURA UNGAR - AP Science Writer
Fri,01/28/22-1:10PM , 249 Reads
Scientists and health officials around the world are keeping their eyes on a descendant of the omicron variant that has been found in more than 50 countries, including the United States.
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A medical worker wearing protective gear collects a sample from a resident at a coronavirus test site in Xichen District in Beijing, Tuesday, Jan. 25, 2022. Hong Kong has already suspended many overseas flights and requires arrivals be quarantined, similar to mainland China's "zero-tolerance" approach to the virus that has placed millions under lockdowns and mandates mask wearing, rigorous case tracing and mass testing. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)

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EXPLAINER: What's known about 'stealth' version of omicron?
By LAURA UNGAR - AP Science Writer
Tue,01/25/22-4:46PM , 220 Reads
Scientists and health officials around the world are keeping their eyes on a descendant of the omicron variant that has been found in at least 40 countries, including the United States.
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People wait in line at a COVID-19 testing site in Times Square, New York, Monday, Dec. 13, 2021. Scientists are warning that omicron’s lightning-fast spread across the globe practically ensures it won’t be the last worrisome coronavirus variant. And there’s no guarantee the next ones will cause milder illness or that vaccines will work against them. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)

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Expect more worrisome variants after omicron, scientists say
By LAURA UNGAR - AP Science Writer
Sat,01/15/22-8:07AM , 245 Reads
Get ready to learn more Greek letters. Scientists warn that omicron’s whirlwind advance practically ensures it won’t be the last version of the coronavirus to worry the world.
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