Genomic remodelling in the primate brain

Justine Kupferman () and Franck Polleux ()
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Justine Kupferman: the Mortimer B. Zuckerman Mind Brain Behavior Institute and the Kavli Institute for Brain Science, Columbia University, New York, New York 10032, USA.
Franck Polleux: the Mortimer B. Zuckerman Mind Brain Behavior Institute and the Kavli Institute for Brain Science, Columbia University, New York, New York 10032, USA.

Nature, 2016, vol. 539, issue 7628, 171-172

Abstract: In many mammals, the gene Ostn is expressed in muscles and bones. The discovery that the primate OSTN gene has been repurposed to also act in neurons provides clues to how humans evolved their cognitive abilities. See Article p.242

Date: 2016
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