Nature (Science)
2026-06-17 00:00
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Navigating a crowded developing brain leaves neurons with broken DNA
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Abstract
As neurons migrate to their final destinations in the forming brain, their DNA gets damaged. The brain has evolved a fix, but there can be lasting consequences if repair fails. As neurons migrate to their final destinations in the forming brain, their DNA gets damaged. The brain has evolved a fix, but there can be lasting consequences if repair fails.