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Then, in the mid-1990s, he injected the vaccine into mice with tumors containing the mutant gene.
FORBES: Magazine Article
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He located the mutant gene responsible for this monstrosity on one of the fly's chromosomes.
ECONOMIST: Genetic science
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Scientists believe that patients with this mutant ATM gene may have a more aggressive form of CLL which is more difficult to treat with conventional drugs.
BBC: Gene research
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Studying these creatures, Dr Zoghbi saw that the rodents with a mutant form of the gene were affected similarly to people: they developed tremors and spasticity in their forelimbs, became susceptible to seizures and suffered breathing problems.
ECONOMIST: Neuroscience (1)
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Patients with a mutant version of the PPAR gamma gene have a 25% higher risk of developing adult-onset diabetes, in which cells stop responding to insulin's orders.
FORBES: Silencing "Syndrome X"
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When geneticists replaced one of the mutant fly genes by its homologous mouse gene the fly developed normal flies' eyes and not mouse eyes.
ECONOMIST: Genetic science
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By patching in a plant gene, they have created a mutant strain that can make an enzyme which converts a natural amino acid called tyrosine into one of the synthetic forms.
ECONOMIST: Chemists are trying to synthesise new varieties of life