Chronic stress can cause depression in some individuals, but leaves others untouched. Engagement of a molecular pathway controlling the production of tiny RNA snippets might help to explain the difference. See Article p.51
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Schratt, G. A molecular knife to dice depression. Nature 516, 45–46 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1038/nature13942
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