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Scientists Identify Fleeting Quantum Jitters that Drive Mutation Rate in DNA

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<div>They show that DNA bases can <b>shapeshift</b> for a thousandth of a second, transiently morphing into alternative states that allow the molecule's replication machinery to incorporate the wrong base pairs into its double helix. Such mismatches, though rare, serve as the basis of genetic changes that drive ...</div>

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