Researchers from the University of Notre Dame are adding new evidence to the emerging concept that "silent" gene mutations may have crucial consequences. Their study, published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (@thenasciences), showed how a synonymous mutation in one gene can significantly affect a neighboring gene, increasing its protein production. https://news.nd.edu/news/silent-mutations-found-to-have-repercussions-beyond-their-own-gene/ via @brwamples