Much like Gizmodo editors deleting a grammatic error in one of their post , Emory University scientist have “ deleted ” a factor in mice that activate a secret part of their brainiac and transforms them into little furred whole kit and boodle of genius .
The appal gene is RGS14 . When scientist disenable it , the mice without its seemingly debilitating effects were capable to remember object and navigate mazes more quickly than normal mice . They became , in effect , Mensa mice .
Emory ’s Dr. John Hepler , who surely must moonlight at the Laugh Factory , dub RGS14 the “ Homer Simpson Gene . ” When it is active , RGS14 is most active in the CA2 region of the hippocampus , that well - known realm of the brain creditworthy for learning and new memory formation . While the hippocampus ’ overall role is well - document , the CA2 region is a scientific unknown region .
From an evolutionary point of view , we must now ask why our nous comprise a gene that makes us dumb . Disabling the cistron does not come along to have any core on the wellness of the mouse , but Hepler concedes there could still beunforeseen changes or consequencesthat they just do n’t know about yet . [ Medical Daily ]
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