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One in five has a mutation that provides superior resilience to cold eurekalert.org - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from eurekalert.org Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
A gene variant that affects muscle function may have protected humans against cold during migrations from Africa to Europe more than 50,000 years ago, suggests a study appearing February 17 in the
The α-actinin-3 protein, found in fast-twitch fibres , is absent in 1 in 5 people
Volunteers sat down in cold 14°C water while scientists examined their muscles
70 per cent of those without the protein could hold their temperature in the cold
Just 3 out of 10 of those that had the same protein were able to maintain their temperature when scientists had them immersed in cold water
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