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• High Altitude Gene Mutation in Yaks Offers New Pathway for Repairing Human Nerve Damage

  Published: Apr 16, 2026

  Section: Research

  Scientists have identified a genetic mutation in Tibetan animals that facilitates the repair of the myelin sheath, the protective coating around nerve fibers. The research publishe...

• Evolutionary Mutation for High-Altitude Survival Identified as Potential Breakthrough for Multiple Sclerosis and Nerve Repair

  Published: Mar 14, 2026

  Section: Science & Tech

  Researchers have discovered that a genetic mutation found in plateau-dwelling animals like yaks enhances the production of a Vitamin A metabolite that repairs the myelin sheath. Pu...