A series of technological advancements for automation and parallel imaging made volume electron microscopy more user friendly while increasing throughput.
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With the help of directed evolution, scientists inch closer to developing viral vectors that can cross the human blood-brain barrier to deliver gene therapy.
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The genes are involved in pacing the development of inhibitory and excitatory neurons. An imbalance in these two types of signaling is thought to play a role in autism.
Glial cells were once considered neurons’ supporting actors, but new methods and model organisms are revealing their true importance in brain function.