New DNA sequencing methods detect rare mutations acquired as bodies grow and age

October 15, 2026 · 7:00 pm 1 sources

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• New DNA sequencing methods detect rare mutations acquired as bodies grow and age
  Phys.org · October 15, 2026 19:00
  Somatic mutations, the DNA changes that occur as our bodies grow and age, not only hold an important key to cancer but are emerging as the seeds of a wide range of common, noncancerous diseases. The Somatic Mosaicism across Human Tissues (SMaHT) Network, a National Institutes of Health Common Fund…