Genetic Mapping of Mouse Brain Complete

Vicissitude writes "A 3-D reference atlas of the genes that are active in the mouse brain is now complete. The atlas was declared finished on Tuesday, although scientists have been using it regularly for more than a year. The project was started in 2002 with $100 million from Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen." From the article: "'Since mice and humans share more than 90 percent of genes, the Allen Brain Atlas has enormous potential for understanding human neurological diseases and disorders affecting more than 50 million Americans each year,' the Allen Institute for Brain Science said. These include Alzheimer's disease, which affects 4.5 million Americans, autism, which may occur in one in every 175 births, epilepsy, which affects 2.7 million Americans, schizophrenia and Parkinson's disease."

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only americans suffer from brain diseases

[chifut]

this many million Americans, that many million Americans, does anybody else matter on this planet?

Re:only americans suffer from brain diseases

[cyclop]

Hi. You are welcome in the magic world of sarcasm. I know, it can take a bit to get used to.

great

[User 956]

Genetic Mapping of Mouse Brain Complete

Then they can get started on mapping Pinky, and then they can take over the world!

It's sure good to be a mouse these days...

[teutonic_leech]

Considering all those medical advances related to enhancing the life of mice I must assume that our planet is run by a small group of super-enhanced labmice which managed to escape and take over.

Gee, Brain, what do you want to do tonight?"
"The same thing we do every night, Pinky: Try to take over the world!"

Woah

[Darkman, Walkin Dude]

This brain mapping might be just about a step too far with mouse experimentation. If you add up all the other improvements on them, and make them smart enough to escape, they are going to kick our asses. Then take our women. Not that the last part will bother too many people here. :p

/narf

Actually, it is the mice experimenting on them...

[DMiax]

We happen to be only the third most intelligent ones...

And yet...

[Anonymous Coward]

most /.'ers seem to be much closer than that 50% to the plant species... vegetable!

Liars!

[TekPolitik]

A 3-D reference atlas of the genes that are active in the mouse brain is now complete

Obviously they could only have mapped the portion of the mouse that intrudes into our dimension. Being transdimensional superior creatures, there's no way limited creatures in our dimension could get access to the most important parts of the mouse brain.

Wow!

[Van Cutter Romney]

Mice and Americans share 90% of the genes? Wow!

Oh, wait that was mice and humans ...

..similarity to Zonk's brain deemed "coincidental"

[BeeBeard]

Sorry, couldn't resist >.

Squeak!

[fyngyrz]

Since mice and humans share more than 90 percent of genes, the Allen Brain Atlas has enormous potential for understanding human neurological diseases and disorders affecting more than 50 million Americans each year

Well, Mr. Smith, I have goods news — and I have bad news. The good news is because of the Allen Brain Atlas, we have been able to determine exactly what is wrong with you and precisely how to put you back together.

The bad news is when the procedure is complete, your name will be "Algernon."