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Gene Mutation Impacts Melanoma Malignancy
2020-06-29 14:19:20| Happi Breaking News
According to a new study by Fox Chase researchers.
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Team identifies ancient mutation that contributed to evolution of multicellular animals
2016-01-07 13:00:00| LifeSciencesWorld
[NEWS] A single chance mutation about a billion years ago caused an ancient protein to evolve a new function essential for multicellularity in animals, according to new research co-led by a University of Chicago scientist. By conducting experiments on 'resurrected' ancestral proteins, the researchers shed light on the origin of a molecular process that allows animals to form and maintain organized tissues. The study, published in the journal eLife on Jan. 7, 2016, i…
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Gene mutation didn't slow down high school senior
2015-07-05 15:10:51| Biotech - Topix.net
Lilly Grossman enjoys a La Jolla beach with her dog in 2014. She is preparing to attend Whittier College in September.
Did one gene mutation launch the Black Death?
2015-06-30 22:31:22| Biotech - Topix.net
One small genetic change may have transformed Yersinia pestis -- the plague bacteria -- from a relatively mild germ into the deadly bug that killed millions in the Black Death and other historic epidemics, scientists report. According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, humans can contract Y. pestis after being bitten by a flea carried by a rodent or by handling the rodent themselves.
Flu fight hindered by virus mutation
2015-01-18 10:14:07| Biotech - Topix.net
Each year the flu vaccine undergoes a change, at the behest of experts in the medical field, so it can best combat the upcoming strains of the season. But it's not an exact science.
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