Ferret Brain (IMAGE)

Howard Hughes Medical Institute

Ferret Brain

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Ferrets have an outer brain layer that is large and folded -- similar to that of humans. A new genetically engineered ferret has a smaller brain (right 3-D rendering) than a normal ferret (left) and may offer clues about brain development in humans.

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Walsh Lab/HHMI/Boston Children's Hospital

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