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UT Southwestern Medical Center

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Above illustration shows a neuron (green) ensheathed by an oligodendrocyte (purple) with "activated" genetic material (DNA) in each cell's nucleus. Differences in each cell type's active DNA may underlie human memory.

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Melissa Logies

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