New study reveals evolution at work: Analyses elucidate a part of the brain particular to primates
Friday, February 28, 2014 - 07:00
in Biology & Nature
New research reveals some very unique evolutionary innovations in the primate brain. Scientists described the role of microRNAs -- so named because they contain only 22 nucleotides -- in a portion of the brain called the outer subventricular zone. These microRNAs belong to a special category of noncoding genes, which prevent the formation of proteins.