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Neanderthal Gene Variant Alters Neurodevelopment in Human Brain Organoids

Feb 11, 2021
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Christie Rizk

NEW YORK – An international team of researchers reintroduced an archaic variant of the neuro-oncological ventral antigen 1 (NOVA1) gene into cortical organoids and found that this Neanderthal-associated variant promoted slower development and higher surface complexity in the brain models.

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