It might be one fantastical work of science fiction - but researchers have discovered we have more in common with the characters of the X-Men films than we first believe.
Scientists have found that each human being has around 60 different mutations in their genes.
And although you might lack the superpowers of a character like Wolverine, the results are startling.
Magnificent mutant: Scientists in Cambridge have discovered each person receives gene mutations from their parents - but it's unlikely to lead to the superpowers of Wolverine from X-Men
Findings by the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute in Cambridge and two other institutes in the U.S. and Canada revealed each one of us receives up to 60 mutations in our genome from our parents.
It shows that human genomes (our genetic makeup carried on 23 pairs of chromosomes) are mutated in both sperm and egg cells, resulting in changes to our DNA seen in neither parent.
The studies also confounded previous theories over whether most mutations came from the mother or father, with results showing that it varied dramatically in each individual.
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