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DIVERSITY IN THE BRAIN: NEW GENES CREATE NEW CELL TYPES

Through duplication of genetic material cells can acquire new functions. This process may give rise to new cell types with unique properties. Prof. Alex Schier’s research group at the Biozentrum, University of Basel, has now been able to demonstrate that gene duplication has generated new cell types in fish, thus supporting a classic theory of evolutionary biology.

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