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The Genetic Downhill Slide Is Happening Fast
Every child born has 60 to 100 mutations that the parent was not born with. Mutations can be negative, positive or completely neutral. Robert's H1N1 co-researcher John Sanford says there is no such thing as a beneficial genetic mutation. Evolution merely favors changes that encourage survival and increase reproduction within an ever-changing environment.