Scientists have identified the enzyme that sparks chromothripsis, a dramatic genetic disaster in which a chromosome shatters and is stitched back together in chaotic order — turbocharging cancer’s ability to evolve and resist treatment. Credit: Shutterstock Scientists at the University of California San Diego have identified the enzyme responsible for chromothripsis, a dramatic genetic event in which a chromosome breaks into many fragments and is stitched back together in the wrong order. This

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