The 1000 Genomes Project and Not-So-Rare Rare Mutations

December 7, 2012 | The 1000 Genomes project is revealing not-so-rare rare mutations. Of the 1,092 people from 14 populations currently sequenced, more than expected carry rare variations. Researcher theorize that the rate of population growth has exceeded the rate at which natural selection can remove problematic alleles. NY Genome