Abnormal gene copying seen in tauopathy fruit fly models

July 24th, 2018 | Posted by admin in Uncategorized

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.
Source: Care Giving Science Daily

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