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Researchers have mapped cell types in a mouse's brain, which could help us pinpoint the cells to target when treating various medical conditions
By Carissa Wong
The most detailed cellular map of a mouse’s brain to date could deepen our understanding of how the organ evolved in mammals and what goes wrong in certain neurological conditions.
Various research groups have previously mapped hundreds of cell types across the mouse brain, but these were often based on a relatively small sample of cells.
To create a more detailed map, Hongkui Zeng at the Allen Institute for Brain Science in Seattle and her colleagues measured the …
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