CARTA: Uniquely-Human Features of the Brain: – Fred Gage -Are There Detectable Differences Between Neurons from Humans vs Great Apes?
Dec 16, 2011•19 min
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Episode description
Fred H. Gage of the Salk Institute and the University of California, San Diego, describes how induced pluripotent stem cells are used to create functional, developing neurons of humans and chimps, which helps to identify and confirm gene expression differences between the species. Series: "CARTA - Center for Academic Research and Training in Anthropogeny" [Science] [Show ID: 23229]
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