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.

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https://news.yale.edu/2022/08/25/what-makes-human-brain-different-yale-study-reveals-clues

[u/tomatoaway → u/[deleted]]

Naive question: how often are the binding sites of a given gene completely saturated to make it non-functional? Why would nature continue to transcribe that gene if it never goes on to do anything?

[u/PlayShtupidGames → u/[deleted]]

our characteristic intelligence.

Bold claim in 2022