Gene that makes human brain unique identified by scientists
by Ian Sample, science editor from on (#3WV7)
Key DNA strand propels neuron growth in brain's region central to reasoning, language and sensory perception
A strand of DNA that lies at the heart of what makes humans unique in the animal kingdom has been identified by researchers in Germany.
Scientists in Dresden found a gene that drives the expansion of the human brain and helps to make it the most complex structure in the universe.
