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Study reveals same genes that can drive cancer also guide neural-circuit growth - EurekAlert


In new research appearing in PLOS ONE, Erik Lundquist and colleagues from his lab at the University of Kansas have added new specifics to the role oncogene Src plays in our biology, showing the gene is required for healthy development of the nervous system.

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