Scientists from Allen Brain Research Institute (Allen Institute for Brain Science), which is located in Seattle began work on a new big project. They planned to create a three-dimensional map of genetic human brain, reports lookinfo.org.ua.
It is expected that this project will be completed within four years, it has provided an impressive amount of 55 million dollars.
In this work, scientists are going to describe 20 thousand genes, which are responsible for the human brain. The specialists will study some two thousand human brain areas, with the result that planned to find out what the impact their work has on the genotype.
American scientists have expressed hope that a deep understanding of the role that each gene plays in the process of the brain, will develop new and effective methods of care for incurable diseases to date, therefore, such as autism.
This Institute was founded in 2003. Funds for its creation was donated by one of the founders of Microsoft Paul Allen
Monday, March 24, 2008
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