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The quest to map the mouse brain

By combining single-cell sequencing with methods to map the spatial location of gene expression, scientists are unravelling the extraordinary cellular diversity of the brain.
  1. Diana Kwon

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Santiago Ramón y Cajal revolutionized neurobiology in the late nineteenth century with his exquisitely detailed illustrations of neural tissues. Created through years of meticulous microscopy work, the Spanish physician-scientist’s drawings revealed the unique cellular morphology of the brain.

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Nature 620, 685-687 (2023)

doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-023-02559-9

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