Featured articles
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March 2007
Methylating memories
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Epigenetic modification of DNA is important in memory formation.
Original research paper: Neuron 53, 857-870 (2007)
Crowd control
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A drug that disrupts the association of androgen receptor with its cofactors improves motor behavior in a mouse model of spinal and bulbar muscular atrophy.
Original research paper: Nature Medicine 13, 348-353 (2007)
Sound of silence
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Forward genetic screening identifies recessive mutations associated with deafness.
Original research paper: Journal of Neuroscience 27, 2163-2175 (2007)
The more, the merrier
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Data from over 1400 families identify genetic regions associated with autism spectrum disorders.
Original research paper: Nature Genetics 39, 319-328 (2007)
Social studies
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The immune molecule CD38 is important in social behaviors because it regulates the release of oxytocin.
Original research paper: Nature (2007)