Mutations in the prickle gene in Drosophila could be responsible for more than just altering the bristles on the fly's body that point them to the wrong direction. Prompted by a colleague's finding that PRICKLE gene mutations were responsible for triggering a form of epilepsy in humans, John Manak, Ph.D., who led the fly research team, took a closer look at the iDrosophila/i prickle mutants. (PRICKLE refers to the human gene, while prickle is the iDrosophila/i ...
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