“Silent” Gene Mutations Are Mostly Harmful, Not Neutral - Technology Networks

A study by University of Michigan researchers is challenging the previous view that "silent" gene mutations are neutral, instead revealing they are likely to be harmful.

In the early 1960s, University of Michigan alumnus Marshall Nirenberg and a few other scientists deciphered the genetic code of life, determining the rules by which information in DNA molecules is tr… [+4719 chars]

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