Your Skin Is More Important than You Thought It Was
Okay, so I think we all know what happens to this little goldfish when he jumps out of the fish tank and makes a mad dash for freedom. Aside from […]
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Preliminary Data: Schizophrenia and Brain-related Genes May Have Higher Mobile Element Content Similar to that Seen in Autism
We recently wrote and submitted a Letter to the Editor of Neuron in response to the recent article by Bundo et al. (2014) reporting increased LINE1 retrotransposition in schizophrenia genomes. […]
Review of the Recent Study, “Increased L1 Retrotransposition in the Neuronal Genome in Schizophrenia”
Now, for repeat readers, you probably know I have a professional interest in the topic of transposable elements. So it should come as no surprise that a recent article published […]
Thoughts on the Recent Parikshak et al. Study, “Integrative Functional Genomic Analyses Implicate Specific Molecular Pathways and Circuits in Autism”
“Synapse” is a ref-flag word nowadays in many sects of autism research. For Dan Geschwind of UCLA, a highly intelligent and very talented molecular biologist, this is definitely the term […]
The Embryonic Origins of Autism
Before I get to the autism stuff, I’m going to give you some background. In last week’s blog, I tried to explain the links in development between my hairless mice […]
Riddle: What Do Bald Mice & Autism Have in Common?
Last week I penned a blog about my current research foci. One project involves transgenic (mutant) balding mice, meanwhile the other is all about autism genomics. Even though these were […]
How Might Autism & Diabetes Be Related?
Back in 2012, researchers associated with the M.I.N.D. Institute in California reported a study in which significant links were found between a “Metabolic Syndrome” in mothers and the occurrence of […]
Guest Post by Dr. Manuel Casanova: “Enlargement of the Brain Ventricles in Preterm Infants and Autism: An Ultrasound Study”
Since I’m going to be out of town on vacation for the next several weeks traveling over to England, my fiancé, Dr. Manuel Casanova, will be providing one or two […]
Olfactory Receptor Genes: An Ancient & Unusual Subset of the Vertebrate Genome
Compared to vision and audition, the sense of smell is an exceptionally ancient one. And you might be surprised but the ability to detect odorous particles (also known as chemosensation) […]
BRAINS, BRAINS, BRAINS!!! Evolution of the Human and Mammalian Brain
Why is the brain so fascinating? As far as humans go, even though paleoanthropologists consider “bipedalism” to be the earliest characteristic which made the line of Homo unique, we all […]
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