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We're All Mutant X-Men

We're all chock-full of mutations, scientists find

By Matt Cantor,  Newser Staff

Posted Jun 13, 2011 5:30 PM CDT

(Newser) – Wolverine’s not so different from you and me: Scientists have found that each person has as many as 60 mutations in our genomes—portions of our DNA that aren’t matched in either of our parents. Mutations happen in both eggs and sperm cells,...   Read full story »

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