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Evolutionary Biology

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  1. EP 56

    The Yak Mutation That Could Help Repair the Brain

    A high-altitude genetic adaptation led researchers to a new neuron-to-glia signaling pathway that promotes myelin repair in preclinical models.

    The Yak Mutation That Could Help Repair the Brain
Chapters from these episodes16
  1. EP 56 · 2:14Why lost myelin matters
  2. EP 56 · 8:41What myelin actually does
  3. EP 56 · 17:46Oligodendrocytes and white matter
  4. EP 56 · 23:13How multiple sclerosis was discovered
  5. EP 56 · 26:48Why remyelination fails
  6. EP 56 · 38:13The blood-brain barrier problem
  7. EP 56 · 48:17Snake venom and modern medicine
  8. EP 56 · 52:47Why the Tibetan Plateau matters
  9. EP 56 · 54:10The RETSAT mutation
  10. EP 56 · 58:55Putting the yak mutation into mice
  11. EP 56 · 1:02:43Can RETSAT repair damaged myelin?
  12. EP 56 · 1:09:09How neurons signal for help
Show 4 more chapters
  1. EP 56 · 1:14:13What is the signal?
  2. EP 56 · 1:17:17ATDRA and RXR-γ
  3. EP 56 · 1:24:09Understanding the graphical abstract
  4. EP 56 · 1:27:06Other possible applications