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However, patients with HRR gene mutations typically experience faster disease progression and shorter survival under standard care.

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He said he was sorry to teachers for all their efforts on getting mass testing up and running, but said that plan was ultimately defeated by the alpha mutation which accelerated the spread of Covid.

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This might hurt its chances of success in an upcoming trial in which there will be fewer of these mutations, UBS says.

A recent study found that small evolutionary mutations in cGAS -- an enzyme in the innate immune system that detects DNA and triggers immune defenses -- could make these animals better at repairing age-related genetic damage.

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Genetic mutations that can cause disease become increasingly common in sperm as men grow older, and new evidence suggests this happens because certain DNA changes are actually favored during sperm production, according to new research.

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