A tiny worm helps scientists unravel a genetic clue to kidney disease
A microscopic worm that has no kidneys is helping Rutgers scientists understand a genetic change suspected of causing a serious inherited kidney disease. By making a precise change in the roundworm's DNA and following the proteins it produces, researchers discovered the altered protein failed to reach the place where it normally works. But when a healthy version was present in the same animal,…
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