Jing Liu
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Taking a snippet of genetic code that is unique to humans and inserting it into mice helps them grow bigger brains than usual
https://go.nature.com/3GOTQkz
https://go.nature.com/3GOTQkz
Mice grow bigger brains when given this stretch of human DNA
Finding adds to the bigger picture of how humans developed such large brains.
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May 14, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Taking a snippet of genetic code that is unique to humans and inserting it into mice helps them grow bigger brains than usual
https://go.nature.com/3GOTQkz
https://go.nature.com/3GOTQkz
Reposted by Jing Liu
Thrilled to share our latest study out in @natureportfolio.nature.com led by the fantastically talented Jing Liu. Our study provides insight into a long standing question in biology: What molecular features make us uniquely human and how do these function? www.nature.com/articles/s41...
A human-specific enhancer fine-tunes radial glia potency and corticogenesis - Nature
HARE5, a human accelerated region enhancer, modulates cortical development by influencing neural progenitor cell behaviour, leading to an enlarged neocortex with increased functional independence betw...
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May 14, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Thrilled to share our latest study out in @natureportfolio.nature.com led by the fantastically talented Jing Liu. Our study provides insight into a long standing question in biology: What molecular features make us uniquely human and how do these function? www.nature.com/articles/s41...