mutation
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Most histories of men’s style trace the Edwardian suit’s post-1945 mutations into the Teddy Boy look of the 1950s and the Italian- and preppy-influenced Modernist revival of the 1960s.
Together, the team determined that mutations in a gene called TMEM167A are responsible for this rare type of neonatal diabetes.
From Science Daily
Through genetic mutations, many bacteria are becoming less responsive to commonly used drugs, making infections harder to treat and more likely to persist.
From Science Daily
In both cases, children with severe developmental symptoms were found to carry a rare mutation in PEDS1.
From Science Daily
A mutation in this gene, which encourages overeating and means we feel less full, is carried by roughly a fifth of the global population.
From BBC
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