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Mice With a Human Gene Started Squeaking Differently. Could This Tiny Genetic Mutation Explain the Origin of Speech?
In a lab at Rockefeller University in New York, a mouse squeaks. But this is no ordinary squeak. It is a strange, complex sound, unlike anything heard from a mouse before. The difference lies in a ...
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How the Brain Balances Risk and Reward in Making Decisions
The scientists uncovered two groups of brain cells in mice: one that helps mice learn about above-average outcomes and ...
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Scientists Put a Human Language Gene Into Mice And Changed Their Voice
A new contender for a human 'language gene' can change the way that mice squeak when it is incorporated into their DNA.
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'Speech gene' seen only in modern humans may have helped us evolve to talk
A specific gene variant seen in people is likely one of many that contributed to the development of language in modern humans ...
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A human gene makes mice squeak differently — did it contribute to language?
A gene variant present in most people might have contributed to cognitive differences between humans and their closest ...
The Gene That Made Mice Squeak Strangely
A genetic study published on Tuesday offers an important new clue. Researchers found that, between 250,000 and 500,000 years ...
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Bio-Techne Expands RNAscope Probes For Human And Mouse Transcriptome In Spatial Biology
(RTTNews) - Bio-Techne (TECH), a US-based biotechnology company Thursday has introduced an expanded range of human and mouse RNAscope in situ hybridization probes to support spatial biology ...
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Human gene variant alters the voices of mice
A new study shows that giving mice the human version of a gene changes their squeak, suggesting some of the genetic ...