Comments on: A duplicated gene shaped human brain evolution… and why the genome project missed it http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/notrocketscience/2012/05/04/a-duplicated-gene-shaped-human-brain-evolution-and-why-the-genome-project-missed-it/ Mon, 26 Nov 2012 12:00:51 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 By: Lena http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/notrocketscience/2012/05/04/a-duplicated-gene-shaped-human-brain-evolution-and-why-the-genome-project-missed-it/#comment-14934 Lena Tue, 22 May 2012 10:36:17 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/notrocketscience/?p=6873#comment-14934 How did the SRGAP2C mice function? Assuming they are able to live, did the gene affect their behavior/abilities? How did the SRGAP2C mice function? Assuming they are able to live, did the gene affect their behavior/abilities?

]]> By: David Marjanović http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/notrocketscience/2012/05/04/a-duplicated-gene-shaped-human-brain-evolution-and-why-the-genome-project-missed-it/#comment-14933 David Marjanović Mon, 21 May 2012 14:19:37 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/notrocketscience/?p=6873#comment-14933 Pinky & the Brain are rats, not mice. We're safe... ...for now. Pinky & the Brain are rats, not mice. We’re safe…

…for now.

]]> By: mfumbesi http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/notrocketscience/2012/05/04/a-duplicated-gene-shaped-human-brain-evolution-and-why-the-genome-project-missed-it/#comment-14932 mfumbesi Tue, 08 May 2012 06:33:58 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/notrocketscience/?p=6873#comment-14932 Ditto for the Pinky and The Brain reference. Great read as usual, I also loved the last paragraph. Ditto for the Pinky and The Brain reference. Great read as usual, I also loved the last paragraph.

]]> By: namratha http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/notrocketscience/2012/05/04/a-duplicated-gene-shaped-human-brain-evolution-and-why-the-genome-project-missed-it/#comment-14931 namratha Sun, 06 May 2012 17:21:32 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/notrocketscience/?p=6873#comment-14931 Great article....makes me wonder about certain unanswered questions... Great article….makes me wonder about certain unanswered questions…

]]> By: Jen http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/notrocketscience/2012/05/04/a-duplicated-gene-shaped-human-brain-evolution-and-why-the-genome-project-missed-it/#comment-14930 Jen Sat, 05 May 2012 11:24:06 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/notrocketscience/?p=6873#comment-14930 Great morning reading again, Ed. Thanks! (Your aside about correlation/causation cracked me up!) Great morning reading again, Ed. Thanks! (Your aside about correlation/causation cracked me up!)

]]> By: gillt http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/notrocketscience/2012/05/04/a-duplicated-gene-shaped-human-brain-evolution-and-why-the-genome-project-missed-it/#comment-14929 gillt Fri, 04 May 2012 18:37:36 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/notrocketscience/?p=6873#comment-14929 How'd you resist the urge to talk about hydatidiform moles and filopodia formations? Really good writeup as usual. How’d you resist the urge to talk about hydatidiform moles and filopodia formations?

Really good writeup as usual.

]]> By: ragnar http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/notrocketscience/2012/05/04/a-duplicated-gene-shaped-human-brain-evolution-and-why-the-genome-project-missed-it/#comment-14928 ragnar Fri, 04 May 2012 17:32:04 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/notrocketscience/?p=6873#comment-14928 What are these scientists thinking? Injecting mice with super-brain genes? Seriously? Have they never heard of Pinky and The Brain? We're dooomed! What are these scientists thinking? Injecting mice with super-brain genes? Seriously?

Have they never heard of Pinky and The Brain? We’re dooomed!

]]> By: M Rich http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/notrocketscience/2012/05/04/a-duplicated-gene-shaped-human-brain-evolution-and-why-the-genome-project-missed-it/#comment-14927 M Rich Fri, 04 May 2012 15:53:01 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/notrocketscience/?p=6873#comment-14927 The original work on human-specific duplications was done on 1000 Genomes data; so single genomes aligned to the reference. The reference is Sudmant and Kitzman, et al. Science (2010), I believe. The original work on human-specific duplications was done on 1000 Genomes data; so single genomes aligned to the reference. The reference is Sudmant and Kitzman, et al. Science (2010), I believe.

]]> By: Monica http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/notrocketscience/2012/05/04/a-duplicated-gene-shaped-human-brain-evolution-and-why-the-genome-project-missed-it/#comment-14926 Monica Fri, 04 May 2012 14:26:44 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/notrocketscience/?p=6873#comment-14926 Great last sentence, and great article! Thank you for taking the time to get the story right! Great last sentence, and great article! Thank you for taking the time to get the story right!

]]> By: G Pares http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/notrocketscience/2012/05/04/a-duplicated-gene-shaped-human-brain-evolution-and-why-the-genome-project-missed-it/#comment-14925 G Pares Fri, 04 May 2012 13:47:58 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/notrocketscience/?p=6873#comment-14925 How do they know that this duplications are specific for humans? The same problem of shotgun sequencing can happen with all the genomes studied. I guess they have looked for them specifically... It sounds exciting! How do they know that this duplications are specific for humans? The same problem of shotgun sequencing can happen with all the genomes studied. I guess they have looked for them specifically… It sounds exciting!

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