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How do genes influence your brain?
Although the Human Genome Project is complete, there’s much we still don’t know about what our DNA does. For instance, we still have little idea about which genes play a key role in the brain. Some scientists have started making genetic maps of the brain to look for genes that play a role in brain development. Ultimately this could lead to discovering new methods of diagnosis and more effective treatments for mental illnesses and degenerative brain diseases.
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