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November 17, 2016
Vital Signs: “It’s how you splice it: scientists discover possible origin of muscle, heart defects”
The basic biological process called alternative splicing proves vital in making sure important muscle cell proteins switch from their fetal forms to their adult forms. Not doing so could lead to muscle defects and disorders.