Ways Of Exploring - Principles of Neurobiology

All of the techniques described need appropriate controls. In knockout animals, many investigators will try and 'rescue' the phenotype by adding back the knocked-out protein. Why is this a critical control and what is the expected result, in general?

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Knockouts are generated to remove specif...

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What is one of the potential advantages that human genome sequencing will have on neuroscience?

A) It will allow scientists to better correlate genetic phenotypes with mental illnesses.
B) It will allow scientists to manipulate genes and cure mental illnesses.
C) It will allow scientists to express light-activated channels into specific neurons to help cure diseases.
D) It will allow scientists to design babies free of disease.
Genetic and Molecular Techniques

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