Yerkes researchers create first transgenic prairie voles

Researchers at the Yerkes National Primate Research Centre, Emory University, have successfully generated the first transgenic prairie voles, an important step toward unlocking the genetic secrets of pair bonding. The future application of this technology will enable scientists to perform a host of genetic manipulations that will help identify the brain mechanisms of social bonding and other complex social behaviours. This advancement may also have important implications for understanding and treating psychiatric disorders associated with impairments in social behaviour. The study is available in the December issue of Biology of Reproduction...

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