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Bing et al. report that Candida auris undergoes rapid evolution via de novo genetic mutations and forms multicellular aggregates that exhibit a survival advantage over the single-celled yeast-form phenotype during host infection.
A study shows that congenital heart defects in Down syndrome are in part caused by increased dosage of the DYRK1A gene, which lies on chromosome 21, leading to reduced proliferation and mitochondrial dysfunction in cardiomyocytes.