Abnormal gene copying seen in tauopathy fruit fly models

(University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio) A phenomenon by which genes clone themselves and paste their copies into other parts of DNA is drawing the attention of Alzheimer's disease researchers at UT Health San Antonio. The researchers discovered an uptick in this activity in fruit fly models of tauopathy. Alzheimer's is one of about 20 tauopathies.
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news