Adults living with this gene may not know they have it. The symptoms include frequent kidney stones and high levels of calcium in the blood.
This happens in between about 1 in 800 to 1 in 6000 births - and the mother was as shocked as anybody.
Enzymes that are modified using this process, called the CADENZ Method, could have long-reaching impacts.
Humans appear to have the genes for a full coat of body hair, but evolution has disabled them, a new study has found.
This non-peer-reviewed study helps shed light on some of the complex relationships between respiratory sickness, lung function and COVID-19 severity.