mutation
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One of these, nonhomologous end joining, rapidly reconnects broken DNA strands but can introduce mutations.
From Science Daily
This could eventually lead to treatments that target the same mutations in both cats and humans.
From Science Daily
In 2020, it ordered the culling of all roughly 17 million farm-raised mink in Denmark to stop the spread of a coronavirus mutation, a directive it later admitted had no legal grounds.
To get a more accurate genetic indicator of cancer risk, my mother encouraged me to get my DNA tested for the BRCA1 gene mutation.
From Los Angeles Times
“Once AI can analyze your DNA, identify your mutations and generate molecules to target them, the medicine stops being a one-size-fits-all proposition. It becomes custom software for your body.”
From MarketWatch
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