title: Message in a bottle.
abstract: Insights from the classic work of Luria and Delbrück on bacterial mutation rates may be applied to tracking human gene defects prevalent in isolated populations.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Davies
mesh_terms: D002874:Chromosome Mapping; D002893:Chromosomes, Human, Pair 3; D003550:Cystic Fibrosis / Q000235:genetics; D004926:Escherichia coli; D008040:Genetic Linkage; D006239:Haplotypes; D006801:Humans; D009154:Mutation; D010009:Osteochondrodysplasias / Q000235:genetics