One of the reasons why it’s so hard to develop treatments for problems in the brain – things like Alzheimer’s, autism and schizophrenia - is that you can’t do an autopsy of a living brain to see what’s going wrong. People tend to object. To get around that, scientists have used stem cells to create … Continue reading Building a better brain organoid
Fred Gage
Salk scientists explain why brain cells are genetically diverse
Recent studies show why brain is genetically diverse, and neurons in the same brain can carry slightly different DNA blueprints. These differences may give neurons distinct functions. We can see this in genetically identical twins who sometimes grow less identical over time. Some develop different appearances. Others diverge in health, with one twin developing a … Continue reading Salk scientists explain why brain cells are genetically diverse