Researchers combine organoids, CRISPR-Cas9, and cellular barcoding technologies to identify genes that influence brain size.

Cell lines from individuals with macrocephalic autism spectrum disorder have an increased number of double-strand breaks in the DNA of long neural genes.

A gene involved in a newly described syndrome affects neural functioning in fruit fly embryos.

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Scientists discover a molecular factor that allows them to follow neurons from birth to maturity.

Neuroscientists identify how the left and right hemispheres of the mammalian brain connect during development.

Zika virus may commandeer a receptor on the surface of neural progenitor cells, scientists show.