Wissenschaftler haben einen genetischen Schalter identifiziert, HAR123, der kognitive Flexibilität beeinflusst und letztendlich der Schlüssel für die einzigartigen Fähigkeiten des menschlichen Gehirns sein kann
https://today.ucsd.edu/story/a-genetic-twist-that-sets-humans-apart
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__Link to the paper: https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.adt0534__
*Excerpt from the paper:*
>The genetic changes driving the evolution of humans since the human-chimpanzee split have been elusive. Here, we report a promising candidate in a chromosomal region linked with neurological defects—17p13.3. We show that this 442-nucleotide sequence—human-accelerated region (HAR) 123—is a conserved neural enhancer that promotes neural progenitor cell (NPC) formation.
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>While present in all mammals, HAR123 has rapidly evolved since humans diverged from chimpanzees. The human and chimpanzee HAR123 orthologs exhibit subtle differences in their neural developmental effects, and the human HAR123 ortholog uniquely regulates many genes involved in neural differentiation.
This kind of research sounds very much like the kind our king wants to discourage. How long until this news becomes viral enough for king nut to hear about it?
Has HAR123 been linked in any other studies, specifically studies in psychedelics or any other foods or natural products we consume?