Tiny molecules protect from the dangers of sex

Monday, November 15, 2010 - 12:20 in Biology & Nature

Pathogenic fungi have been found to protect themselves against unwanted genetic mutations during sexual reproduction, according to researchers at Duke University Medical Centre. A gene-silencing pathway protects the fungal genome from mutations imposed by a partner during mating...

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