Mice given human brain gene learned tasks faster : study

Monday, September 15, 2014 - 14:50 in Biology & Nature

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Although it's far from the sort of brain transplant beloved by science fiction enthusiasts, scientists have taken one step in that direction: they have spliced a key human brain gene into mice.

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