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This has led us into studies of genetic conflict such as epidemics of selfish genes within natural populations and mitochondrial diseases that result from the accumulation of parasitic organelles within cells.&#013;&#010;&#013;&#010;Students generally develop their own research programs so the research going on in the lab is diverse. 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