December 2007: An immune molecule that works in the nervous system and a gene important for pigmentation in fish and humans
Dec 20, 2007•41 min
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Episode description
Dr Ben Barres talks about about a molecule in the immune system that is important for eliminating synapses in the nervous system and we hear about a cluster of exciting research including a gene that is important for pigmentation differences in stickleback fish and humans and a protein that controls master regulators of gene expression called microRNAs
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