Sunday, May 6, 2012

Did a Copying Mistake Build Man's Brain?

http://www.realclearscience.com/2012/05/05/did_a_copying_mistake_build_man039s_brain_246863.html


May 5, 2012

Did a Copying Mistake Build Man's Brain?

Jennifer Welsh, LiveScience





"A copyediting error appears to be responsible for critical features of the human brain that distinguish us from our closest primate kin, new research finds.
When tested out in mice, researchers found this "error" caused the rodents' brain cells to move into place faster and enabled more connections between brain cells.
When any cell divides, it first copies its entire genome. During this process, it can make errors. The cell usually fixes errors in the DNA."

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