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X-Men Among Us

Dr Arif Anwar, Resident Geneticist

06-May-16 16:00

X-Men Among Us

Thirteen genetic superheroes walk among us but they don’t know it. These individuals were discovered from an analysis of the genomes of more than half a million people. The study showed that they have genetic mutations that is known to be disease causing – but do not exhibit any symptoms. Can genetically resilient individuals really exist?


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