The researchers focused on BAK, a gene that controls cell death.

研究员们专注于BAK，一个控制细胞死亡的基因。

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This potassium ion channel gene is the second such gene found by the group to cause abnormal electrical activity leading to death in epilepsy.

钾离子通道基因是该团队发现的第二个引起不正常电活动，从而导致癫痫死亡的基因。

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Once they had the right combination, the researchers designed a synthetic gene which codes for a protein that promotes apoptosis, or programmed cell death.

确认了正确的组合之后，研究人员设计了一种合成基因。它对一种能够促成细胞凋亡(一种受控的细胞死亡)的蛋白质进行编码。

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Dr David Drucker at Manchester University has identified a "cot death gene".

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At first, of course, the rediscovery of the Mendelian gene was thought to be the death knell for Darwinism.

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The gene is thought to cause the death of cells, which can in turn lead to diseases including cancer.

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