Neurotechniques
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August 2006
Promoting diversity
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Researchers create a heterogeneous strain of mice by crossing 8 inbred strains of mice for 50 generations to determine the genetic contributions to 101 complex traits.
Original research paper: Nature Genetics 38, 879-887 (2006)
A real turn-off
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The Drosophila hormone allatostatin reversibly inactivates mammalian neurons expressing its receptor.
Original research paper: Neuron 51, 157-170 (2006)