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Scientists find new mechanism of learning in the brain

South Asian Women’s Forum – New Delhi,India
The researchers genetically engineered mice to lack an enzyme called Cdk5
in their brains by using the technique called ‘conditional knockout’,
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Smart mice miss out on Alzheimer’s
News-Medical.net – Sydney,Australia
The specially bred rodents were genetically engineered without the enzyme
Cdk5 which causes the death of brain cells in Alzheimer’s patients. …

Scientists Tweek Mice Brains
Dog Flu Diet and Diseases – Brantford,Ontario,Canada
They were able to genetically engineer mice without the enzyme Cdk5, which
is blamed for the death of brain cells in Alzheimer’s patients. …

Losing brain enzyme makes mice ’smarter’
CBC British Columbia – Vancouver,British Columbia,Canada
Mice with the Cdk5 enzyme knocked out learn faster and detect changes in
their surroundings more quickly, say UT Southwestern scientists in a study
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Turning Off Suspect Gene Makes Mice Smarter

New York Times – New York,NY,USA
Professor Bibb and colleagues used genetic engineering to breed mice that
could be manipulated to switch off the gene, Cdk5, which controls a brain
enzyme …

Increased intelligence through genetic engineering
By Robert Benjamin(Robert Benjamin)
The team of researchers, from UT Southwestern Medical Center, have conditionally knocked out a specific gene to prevent an enzyme called cyclin-dependent kinase 5 (Cdk5) from being produced, but only in the brain.

Doogie Mouser
By sam
James Bibb used genetic engineering techniques to breed mice that could be manipulated to switch off Cdk5, a gene that controls production of a brain enzyme linked to diseases marked by the death of neurons in the brain, …

cdk5 Breaking News

Increased intelligence through genetic engineering
DrugResearcher.com – Montpellier,France
Cdk5 works with another a protease called calpain, to break up NMDA
receptor 2B (NR2B), which is found in nerve-cell membranes and stimulates
the cell to …
Mice genetically engineered to lack a single enzyme in their
By Adam Lawson(Adam Lawson)
In addition, Cdk5 is heavily implicated in Alzheimer’s disease and addiction to drugs of abuse, so understanding how the enzyme affects the brain and behavior might aid in the development of new treatments for these and other conditions …
Modern Tribalist

Scientists switch off Alzheimer’s gene, mice become smarter
By Ceasar S.
And what’s more, the mice that did have Cdk5 turned off became better at tasks based on associated learning. Dr. James Bibb of the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center said, “It’s the most important kind of learning in the …

Everything is more meaningful to these mice.
By amba
Adult mice with the Cdk5 gene switched off. The gene controls production of a brain enzyme that has been linked to diseases like Alzheimer’s, in which neurons die. Yet when mice are bred to lack the gene completely, the pups die at …
AmbivaBlog

TURNING OFF GENE MAKES MICE SMARTER
By Frith Law Firm(Frith Law Firm)
James Bibb led the study which used genetic engineering to breed mice and turn off the gene (Cdk5) which controls a brain enzyme linked to diseases. Dr. Bibb believes that Cdk5 may be contributing to the loss of neurons. …