Debunking the Non-Neutrality of Synonymous Mutations.
A recent study by Shen et al. claimed that synonymous mutations in yeast genes are mostly non-neutral, meaning they affect protein function. However, a group of researchers led by Andreas Beyer and Joshua S. Bloom argue that the evidence presented in the study is insufficient to support this claim. They suggest that further experiments are needed to confirm the non-neutrality of synonymous mutations.