Human brain gene Foxp2 makes mice smarter in some ways

Monday, September 15, 2014 - 15:30 in Biology & Nature

Scientists have spliced a key human brain gene into mice, and it seems to make them smarter - at least when it comes to learning their way around a maze with the help of multiple cues.

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