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- Tech talk: Mutator Sets offer new approach to scalable, layer 1 privacy [video] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fjh1PxrgwQo 2 comments
- Author of IDF ethics code slams religious nationalist, haredi camps as 'mutations' https://www.timesofisrael.com/author-of-idf-ethics-code-denounces-national-religious-haredi-camps-as-mutations/ 15 comments worldnews
- Accumulation of mutations in antibody and CD8 T cell epitopes in a B cell depleted lymphoma patient with chronic SARS-CoV-2 infection https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-022-32772-5.epdf?sharing_token=jY2haqEilNgxhJUOOugWKNRgN0jAjWel9jnR3ZoTv0Mx8Xty3NFQP4b55VqmNx3wdCFesgs_6fI5Lo5Ses9WZrFm5HI9Ck58uL26X30xZ8E3ZZA2azQgjLspLFFDIg3w_yPbOOYER95B4C5QoG0LxQPnDrlrFP5Zf4VV1Xyyzxo%3D 3 comments science
- Virus causing monkeypox outbreak has mutated to spread easier - Unprecedented among DNA viruses, confusing scientists https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/news-perspective/2022/06/virus-causing-monkeypox-outbreak-has-mutated-spread-easier 1333 comments science
- Difference between palatalization and iotation in Russian for dummies and their links with consonant mutations rules? None 9 comments linguistics
- How long animals live is linked to how quickly their genetic code mutates, a study suggests. https://www.bbc.com/news/health-61045950 6 comments science
- Experts worried by new Covid variant with '46 mutations' detected in France https://www.edinburghlive.co.uk/news/uk-world-news/covid-scotland-new-variant-46-22634561 17 comments worldnews
- Female protective effect: Autism occurs much more frequently in boys than girls. A new study found that autism may develop in different regions of the brain in girls, and girls with autism have a larger number of genetic mutations, suggesting they require a larger “genetic hit” to develop it. https://news.yale.edu/2021/04/16/yale-researchers-find-clues-sex-differences-autism 3 comments science
- Mother accused of children's deaths carries deadly genetic mutation | Scientists petition for her release https://cosmosmagazine.com/medicine/behind-folbigg-petition/ 18 comments science
- Two variants have merged into heavily mutated Coronavirus https://www.newscientist.com/article/2268014-exclusive-two-variants-have-merged-into-heavily-mutated-coronavirus/ 368 comments worldnews
- UK variant has mutated again, scientists say https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-55900625 87 comments europe
- SARS-CoV-2 mutations do not appear to increase transmissibility. https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-020-19818-2 7 comments science
- Mutations not making coronavirus able to spread more rapidly -study https://www.reuters.com/article/health-coronavirus-mutations-iduskbn28518o 6 comments worldnews
- Russian Mink Farmers Unfazed by Coronavirus Mutations https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2020/11/06/russian-mink-farmers-unfazed-by-coronavirus-mutations-a71976 11 comments worldnews
- Denmark wants to cull all farmed minks over COVID fears. 17 million mink to be killed after mutation found in the coronavirus. https://www.thestar.com/news/world/europe/2020/11/04/denmark-wants-to-cull-all-farmed-minks-over-covid-fears.html 16 comments worldnews
- Mutation may be helping the coronavirus spread more readily https://arstechnica.com/science/2020/06/mutation-may-be-helping-coronavirus-spread-more-readily/ 3 comments worldnews
- Mutated coronavirus spreading in U.S. shows significant boost in infectivity in lab experiments https://www.scripps.edu/news-and-events/press-room/2020/20200612-choe-farzan-coronavirus-spike-mutation.html 16 comments science
- Creating a new variable under conditions of other two variables (mutate and case_when) https://stackoverflow.com/questions/60084851/creating-a-new-variable-under-conditions-of-other-two-variables 2 comments rstats
- Lungs 'magically' heal damage from smoking — Surprise findings, published in Nature, show the few cells in your lungs that escape cancerous mutations caused by smoking can repair the lungs - but only if you stop, say scientists. Researchers still need to assess how much of the lungs are repaired. https://www.bbc.com/news/health-51279355 61 comments worldnews
- The weaponisation of information is mutating at alarming speed https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2019/aug/19/weaponisation-of-information-mutating-privacy 40 comments politics
- What gene mutation causes increased risk of childhood leukaemia? https://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/acgfov/what_gene_mutation_causes_increased_risk_of/ 3 comments askscience
- How to Grow a Custom Mouse Brain: Scientists have created a new and efficient way to study mutations found in schizophrenia, autism, and brain cancer. https://www.hhmi.org/news/how-to-grow-a-custom-mouse-brain 4 comments science
- A study published online today in Science, led by researchers from Boston Children's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, used whole-genome sequencing of individual neurons and found strong evidence that brain mutations accumulate as we age. http://science.sciencemag.org/content/359/6375/555 3 comments science
- Consonant mutation in Russian verbs? https://www.reddit.com/r/linguistics/comments/78otny/consonant_mutation_in_russian_verbs/ 10 comments linguistics
- In Breakthrough, Scientists Edit a Dangerous Mutation From Genes in Human Embryos https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/02/science/gene-editing-human-embryos.html 3 comments science
- Foundation 6.3 Brings Mutation Observers Out Of The Shadows http://zurb.com/article/1461/foundation-6-3-brings-mutation-observers- 4 comments web_design
- Persons with the serious disorder ALS, can have a genetic mutation that causes the protein SOD1 to aggregate in motor neurons in the brain and spinal cord. Researchers have discovered that, when injected into mice, the SOD1 aggregation spreads rapidly leading to ALS. http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2016-05/uu-api050316.php? 3 comments science
- A single, billion-year-old mutation helped multicellular animals evolve http://sciencelife.uchospitals.edu/2016/01/07/a-single-billion-year-old-mutation-helped-multicellular-animals-evolve/ 102 comments science
- separating mutation from computation http://xen.garden/wp/?p=8 8 comments programming
- Inuit have special mutations in genes involved in fat metabolism, synthesizing omega-3 fatty acids differently http://news.berkeley.edu/2015/09/17/what-the-inuit-can-tell-us-about-omega-3-fats-and-paleo-diets/ 8 comments science
- Humans, by 17 years of age, have a substantial burden of mitochondrial DNA point mutations and the clonal expansion of early to mid-life mtDNA mutations is likely to be the cause of mitochondrial dysfunction associated with aging (open access research article) http://journals.plos.org/plosgenetics/article?id=10.1371/journal.pgen.1004620 18 comments science
- Aphex Twin is making music software based on mutation http://www.engadget.com/2014/12/29/aphex-twin-mutation-music-software 3 comments technology
- Cancer from asbestos caused by more than one cell mutation http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/12/141204074315.htm 3 comments science
- An international group of cancer researchers have completed the first ever systematic study of noncoding DNA. They found that mutations in the noncoding DNA can, despite previous beliefs, cause cancer. http://sciencenordic.com/mutations-noncoding-dna-also-cause-cancer 7 comments science
- Ebola could mutate to become airborne. The current strain in the outbreak is already transmissible between other animals via their respiratory systems.. http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/ebola-surging-beyond-control-who-s-margaret-chan-warns-1.2764285 8 comments worldnews
- Common mutations win out over fitness-increasing mutations: "The fittest simply did not have time to be found, or to fix in the population" http://phys.org/news/2014-02-evolutionary-important-success.html 4 comments science
- How a rare genetic mutation has led to one of the most promising drug compounds for controlling cholesterol since statins. http://www.nature.com/news/genetics-a-gene-of-rare-effect-1.12773 65 comments science
- Prehistoric Human Skull Show Signs of Inbreeding. A 100,000-year-old skull has a hole that reflects genetic mutations from inbreeding—likely a common behavior for our ancestors http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/science/2013/03/prehistoric-human-skull-shows-signs-of-inbreeding/#.uuhuhkwhbla.reddit 11 comments science
- How many mutations in a cell can lead to cancer? http://www.phdcomics.com/comics.php?n=1162 11 comments askscience
- Monsanto's GMO Perversion of Food: Plans to unleash its latest Frankenfood experiment on the American and Canadian public, a new version of genetically mutated corn with eight abnormal gene traits called Genuity SmartStax corn http://www.expertclick.com/newsreleasewire/health_scandal_of_the_decade_monsantos_gmo_perversion_of_food,201030306.aspx# 75 comments reddit.com