Art: A Needle in a Genetic Haystack (IMAGE) University of California - San Diego Caption Finding the favored mutation among tens of thousands of other, hitchhiking, mutations was like a needle in a haystack problem. Credit Beata Mierzwa, BeataScienceArt.com Usage Restrictions Must credit Beata Mierzwa, BeataScienceArt.com License Licensed content Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert system.