Human accelerated regions in primate neurodevelopment
Humans and chimpanzees differ in only one percent of their DNA. Human accelerated regions (HAR…
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Excessive folding of gyri in human cerebral cortex
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The outer layer of the human brain or cerebral cortex, characterized by its distinctive gyri and…
Inborn immunodeficiency discovered - and explained
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In a study of seven children with profound immunodeficiency, an international consortium of res…
How thalamic input into the cortex works
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The brain’s cerebral cortex produces perception based on the sensory information it’s fed through …
A program of successive gene expression in mouse one-cell embryos
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When an embryo is formed, its genes – donated by a fertilising sperm and egg – are silent. Som…