Abnormal gene copying seen in tauopathy fruit fly models
A phenomenon by which genes clone themselves and paste their copies into other parts of DNA is drawing the attention of Alzheimer’s disease researchers. Scientists discovered an uptick in this activity in fruit fly models of tauopathy. Alzheimer’s is one of about 20 tauopathies.
Original source: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/07/180724174247.htm
