Our understanding of the complexity of the mammalian brain is limited by our inability to identify and classify its many different cell types. A new study in this issue uses a functional genomics approach to uncover the molecular basis of neuronal identity.
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Diaz, E. A functional genomics guide to the galaxy of neuronal cell types. Nat Neurosci 9, 10–12 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1038/nn0106-10
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