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Although higher mammals have unique brain structures, including the outer subventricular zone (OSVZ) and the inner fiber layer of the cerebral cortex, the mechanisms underlying the formation and abnormalities of these structures are sill largely unknown. This has mainly been because genetic manipulations that can be applied to higher mammals were poorly available. Kawasaki et al. (doi:10.1242/bio.20123160) developed a rapid and efficient genetic manipulation procedure for gyrencephalic carnivore ferrets. Uncovering the physiological importance and dysfunction of the OSVZ using their technique would contribute to understanding the human brain and its diseases.
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Find out more about the changes at the helm of Biology Open from departing Editor-in-Chief Steve Kelly and Director of The Company of Biologists Laura Machesky. The first Editorial from our new Editor-in-Chief Daniel Gorelick can be read here.
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