Cancer predictors, tumor formations found in tree DNA

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OAK RIDGE, Tenn. — Inside small poplar tree samples at Oak Ridge National Laboratory is what scientists believe could predict if someone will get cancer.

Geneticists at ORNL started looking at poplar trees as a way to create better renewable resources.

That species was chosen because the trees grow so fast.

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Source: WBIR.com