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“It’s absolutely fascinating to see Darwinian principles at work here. This community of people has developed their own biologically unique response to a truly terrible epidemic. The fact that this genetic evolution has happened in a matter of decades is remarkable.” Professor John Collinge, Director of the Medical Research Council (MRC) Prion Unit  A community in Papua New Guinea that suffered a major epidemic of a fatal brain disease called kuru has developed strong genetic resistance to the disease, according to new research by Medical Research Council scientists.

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Human Gene Mutation Creates Resistance to Kuru -A Rare, Violent Epidemic