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Re:A Scientist Finds Her Child’s Rare Brain Illness Stems fr... by darkerside on Saturday May 19, 2018 @03:38AM (#17107025)
Shouldn't most corrupted files simply not get processed by the file system (and likely cleaned up by the immune system), especially if the error were at the beginning? It seems the mutation would need to be "close but wrong" to have the most truly devastating effects.
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Re:A Scientist Finds Her Child’s Rare Brain Illness Stems fr... by whatshisface on Saturday May 19, 2018 @04:09AM (#17107090)
One example of "close but wrong" that is still very wrong would be a protein that isn't necessary for survival until you exit the womb. CF is like this, you don't breathe until you're born.
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