The researchers focused on BAK, a gene that controls cell death.
研究员们专注于BAK，一个控制细胞死亡的基因。
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This potassium ion channel gene is the second such gene found by the group to cause abnormal electrical activity leading to death in epilepsy.
钾离子通道基因是该团队发现的第二个引起不正常电活动，从而导致癫痫死亡的基因。
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Once they had the right combination, the researchers designed a synthetic gene which codes for a protein that promotes apoptosis, or programmed cell death.