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mutation

[myoo-tey-shuhn] / myuˈteɪ ʃən /


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How could such a structure possibly have evolved its way into existence one random mutation at a time?

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

The researchers then explored whether the mutation could help repair existing myelin damage similar to what occurs in MS.

From Science Daily • Apr. 15, 2026

In mice with the mutation, damaged myelin recovered more quickly and more completely.

From Science Daily • Apr. 15, 2026

Only around one percent of people in northern Europe have the necessary mutation.

From Barron's • Apr. 13, 2026

Even Darwin, among the strongest original proponents of the fundamental mutability of nature, would have found this rate of mutation surprising.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee




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