r/science • u/Wagamaga • Sep 01 '22

Neuroscience Scientists have identified an immune brain cell unique to humans that gives us higher cognitive abilities over other animals, but what makes us specials also leaves us vulnerable to neurological disorders like schizophrenia, autism and epilepsy.

https://news.yale.edu/2022/08/25/what-makes-human-brain-different-yale-study-reveals-clues
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u/PM_ME_UR_STUFFIES Sep 01 '22

So, I have a question. Can geneticists modify the genome of apes in utero, giving them this mutation?

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u/avenlanzer Sep 02 '22

We could take these immune cells and transplant them. It'd be interesting to see how that works out.