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🔍 Did you know? Albinism is caused by genetic mutations affecting melanin production! This results in light skin, hair, and eyes. Understanding albinism helps us appreciate the beauty of genetic diversity. #GeneticMutations #Melanin #AlbinismAwareness #GeneticDiversity

Childbirth, burns and missing teeth: Meet the woman who feels no pain and could open door for new generation of medicines A pensioner who feels no pain or fear could open the door to a new generation of pain-relief and anxiety medications after scientists discovered the genetic mutations that make her so rare. For decades Jo Cameron has been cheerfully bumping, burning and bruising herself in all manner of mishap, yet she never stopped to ask why her injuries did not hurt. She gave birth to both her children without once resorting to drugs; she laughs off offers of anaesthetic during dental work, and when she burns herself while cooking on the Rayburn in her Scottish Highlands home, often the first she knows about it is the smell of her own burning flesh. Virtually nothing worries her. When a wayward white van careered into her car on a remote country road, leaving her upside down in a ditch, it was she, totally unfazed, who found herself comforting the driver. Photo by Greg Rakozy on Unsplash Read the full article

Ancient Viruses Are Probably Why Weed Has THC and CBD THC and CBD are probably the result of freak genetic mutations millions of years ago, scientists say. https://motherboard.vice.com/amp/en_us/article/8xp593/an-ancient-virus-is-probably-why-weed-gets-you-high www.liberatewpb.com #liberatewpb #cannabis #thc #cbd #geneticmutations #viruses #medicalcannabis #marijuana #strains https://www.instagram.com/p/Bqz8QxdhiVo/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=umly18rqvzl6

I made a post awhile back about a genetic mutation that I have called MTHFR. well, yesterday my mom said she needed to talk to me about something and I knew it wasn’t going to be good. she told me that she got tested for a genetic mutation that can result in breast cancer and/or colon cancer, among other cancers, referred to as the Chek2 mutation. my mom’s test indicated that she does in fact have the mutation, along with some members of her family, so she was instructed by her doctor to let her children know. my mom now has to receive various yearly exams to make sure she isn’t developing any cancerous cells, and once I hit the age of 40, I will likely have to do the same. my mom told me that there is nothing I have to do until I am 40 years old, but the anxious and impatient side of me wants to get a test ASAP so I can at least see if I have the same genetic mutation.

Spends next thirty minutes watching X-Men clips on YouTube.