The molecular basis of touch sensation: New function of a well-known gene identified
A gene known to control lens development in mice and humans is also crucial for the development of neurons responsible for mechanosensory function, as neurobiologists of the Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine (MDC) Berlin-Buch have now discovered....
Source: PhysOrg - Tuesday, 21 February
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