Mouse Neurons (IMAGE)

Duke University

Mouse Neurons

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In mice with several different genetic forms of microcephaly, stem cells (shown in red or blue) die off before they can divide and become mature neurons (green). Too much of a protein called p53 is at least partly responsible for underdeveloped brains in each of the mouse models, finds a new study.

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John McMahon, Duke University

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