8 genetic mutations that can give you 'superpowers'

More than 99% of your genetic information is exactly the same as every other person on the planet.

Your genes determine your skin color, gender, hair color, and whether or not you have certain genetic diseases.

But it's in that less than 1% that things get interesting. Specific genetic variations, allow some of us to acquire certain - dare we say super - qualities.

Here are the ways our genes can predispose us to have special abilities: