Mountain Mutation Could Unlock a Natural Treatment for Nerve Damage

In adults, damage to myelin is a hallmark of MS. In this condition, the immune system mistakenly attacks and destroys the ...
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Groundbreaking study suggests that mutations driving evolution are informed by the genome, not random

A groundbreaking study published in this week’s issue of PNAS by scientists from Israel and Ghana shows that an evolutionarily significant mutation in the human APOL1 gene arises not randomly but more ...
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New research into genetic mutations may pave the way for more effective gene therapies

Alex Nguyen Ba receives funding from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada. University of Toronto provides funding as a founding partner of The Conversation CA. University of ...
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Mutation accessibility fuels influenza evolution

(Memphis, Tenn.—July 28, 2023) The influenza (flu) virus is constantly undergoing a process of evolution and adaptation through acquiring new mutations. Scientists at St. Jude Children’s Research ...