Brain-building Protein Identified

Posted by on March 31, 2005; This entry is filed under Uncategorized.
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“A protein that’s key to determining the developing brain’s size and shape could be used to manipulate stem cells to rebuild the organ in adults.”
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“Underscoring the protein’s impact, over-expressing it in rats gave them enlarged brains with grooves and furrows similar to those in evolved mammalian brains.”

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