He’s Got His Father’s Eyes and His Mother’s Mutations

Discovering an important source of genetic variation.

This great article reveals new insights into the origin of our genetic variation: What makes us different from our parents and neighbors and what does this mean for our health?

Original Article: Rate of de novo mutations and the importance of father’s age to disease risk. Kong et al. Nature, 2012. 488 (7412) p. 471-475.