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DNA Damage Makes Zebrafish Sleepy
Buildup of a DNA-repair protein in brain cells spurs shut-eye in the fish, a study finds, and similar results in mice suggest the mechanism is widespread in animals.
DNA Damage Makes Zebrafish Sleepy
DNA Damage Makes Zebrafish Sleepy

Buildup of a DNA-repair protein in brain cells spurs shut-eye in the fish, a study finds, and similar results in mice suggest the mechanism is widespread in animals.

Buildup of a DNA-repair protein in brain cells spurs shut-eye in the fish, a study finds, and similar results in mice suggest the mechanism is widespread in animals.

DNA, neuroscience

The Mosaic Brain
Sejal Davla, PhD | Jun 1, 2022 | 1 min read
How somatic mutations cause brain diseases
early-life stress, histone, chromatin, epigenetics, epigenetic modification, methylation, DNA, protein, stress, adversity, mice, genetics, genomics
Early-Life Stress Exerts Long-Lasting Effects Via Epigenome
Asher Jones | Mar 18, 2021 | 5 min read
In mice, epigenetic marks made on histones during infancy influence depression-like behavior during adulthood. A drug that reverses the genomic tags appears to undo the damage.
DNA Damage Linked to Brain Overgrowth in Autism
Abby Olena, PhD | Feb 5, 2020 | 4 min read
Cell lines from individuals with macrocephalic autism spectrum disorder have an increased number of double-strand breaks in the DNA of long neural genes.
Genetic Neurologist: A Profile of Huda Zoghbi
Anna Azvolinsky | Nov 1, 2018 | 8 min read
Turning to molecular genetics, the Baylor pediatric neurologist and geneticist works to discover the biological basis for the rare neurological diseases she sees in her patients.
“Minibrains” May Soon Include Neanderthal DNA
Ashley Yeager | May 14, 2018 | 1 min read
Brain organoids engineered to carry the genetic material could reveal how our brains are similar to and different from those of our closest relatives.
Genetic Brain Disorder Explained
Rina Shaikh-Lesko | Apr 25, 2014 | 2 min read
Researchers uncover a mutation responsible for a rare neurological condition.
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