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2010-09-21 | Scientists Discover 'The Homer Simpson Gene' - The Atlantic
'Scientists at Emory University have named a gene associated with memory and learning the "Homer Simpson gene," after the bone-headed patriarch of the cartoon family chronicled in Fox's hit show, The Simpsons. '
'The researchers say that deleting the gene in mice made them more skilled at navigating mazes and remembering objects. '
'Since RGS14 appears to hold mice back mentally, John Hepler, PhD, professor of pharmacology at Emory University School of Medicine, says he and his colleagues have been jokingly calling it the "Homer Simpson gene."'
'Whatever the cause, we here at the Atlantic Wire welcome the continued research in the important field of Evolutionary Homerology. '
'The Medical Daily reports:Deleting a certain gene in mice can make them smarter by unlocking a mysterious region of the brain considered to be relatively inflexible, scientists at Emory University School of Medicine have found. '
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'Scientists at Emory University have named a gene associated with memory and learning the "Homer Simpson gene," after the bone-headed patriarch of the cartoon family chronicled in Fox's hit show, The Simpsons. '
'The researchers say that deleting the gene in mice made them more skilled at navigating mazes and remembering objects. '
'Since RGS14 appears to hold mice back mentally, John Hepler, PhD, professor of pharmacology at Emory University School of Medicine, says he and his colleagues have been jokingly calling it the "Homer Simpson gene."'
'Whatever the cause, we here at the Atlantic Wire welcome the continued research in the important field of Evolutionary Homerology. '
'The Medical Daily reports:Deleting a certain gene in mice can make them smarter by unlocking a mysterious region of the brain considered to be relatively inflexible, scientists at Emory University School of Medicine have found. '
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