By watching the change over time in the relative abundance of the two types, researchers were able to track new beneficial mutations as they arose. Brian Baer. March 18, 2011, 1:47 PM EDT.

Genome therapy with beneficial natural mutation could lead to new treatment for life-threatening blood disorders. By introducing a beneficial natural mutation into blood cells using the gene ...

A preliminary report posted online claimed that a mutation had made the virus more transmissible. Geneticists say the evidence isn’t there. By Carl Zimmer All viruses mutate, and the coronavirus ...

A mutation, or random change, in a gene can result in an inheritable characteristic that can be beneficial, harmful or neutral. A beneficial mutation may be successful, or “selected for”, and ...

Based on a thorough understanding and summary of beneficial LOF mutation targets, new insights are provided for drug development that mimic the natural disease-protective effects of rare LOF variants.

Stephen Jay Gould was a famous proponent of this theory, arguing in his 1989 book Wonderful Life that since beneficial mutations occur randomly, chance must play an important role in evolutionary ...

The feasibility of eight beneficial LOF mutation targets (PCSK9, ANGPTL3, ASGR1, HSD17B13, KHK, CIDEB, GPR75, and INHBE) as targets for drug discovery is mainly emphasized, ...