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- 'Zombie' genes? Research shows some genes come to life in the brain after death https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/03/210323131230.htm 2 comments
- "Zombie" DNA discovered: Dead gene comes back to life, causes muscular dystrophy http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2010-08-19/muscular-dystrophy-gene-riddle-cracked-may-lead-to-treatments-study-says.html 6 comments science
- ‘Zombie genes’ increase their activity for hours after the simulated death of brain tissue samples, study says https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/zombie-genes-brain-life-after-death/2021/03/26/7cb76340-8cd6-11eb-9423-04079921c915_story.html 13 comments science
- Elephants rarely get cancer thanks to 'zombie gene,' study finds: 'Humans and other animals carry one copy of a "master tumor suppressor" gene. Elephants have 20 copies. Scientists found that gene can trigger a "zombie gene" to come back to life with a new purpose: killing cells in damaged DNA.' https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2018/08/15/elephants-zombie-gene-protects-them-cancer-study-finds/995927002/ 171 comments worldnews
- The ‘zombie gene’ that may protect elephants from cancer - With such enormous bodies, elephants should be particularly prone to tumors. But an ancient gene in their DNA, somehow resurrected, seems to shield them, by aggressively killing off cells whose DNA has been damaged, finds new research. https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/14/science/the-zombie-gene-that-may-protect-elephants-from-cancer.html 802 comments science
- A Zombie Gene Protects Elephants From Cancer: A new study reveals how 'an old gene that was no longer functional was recycled from the vast “genome junkyard” to increase the sensitivity of elephant cells to DNA damage, enabling them to cull potentially cancerous cells early.' https://www.wired.com/story/a-zombie-gene-protects-elephants-from-cancer/ 156 comments worldnews