Molecular biology, I: a mouse knockout
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A molecular technique may hold the key for solving dopamine-related neurological illnesses. The technique was originally developed in the laboratories of Mario Capecchi and Oliver Smithies. Called gene knockout, the technique allows the development of genetically engineered animals that lack a certain gene and its associated protein product. In experiments with mice, researchers were able to knockout the animals' dopamine transporters, causing the mice to behave as if they had been given huge doses of cocaine or amphetamine.
Publication Name: American Journal of Psychiatry
Subject: Psychology and mental health
ISSN: 0002-953X
Year: 1996
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Recognition of own-race and other-race faces by three-month-old infants
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The face recognition tested in 3-month-old Caucasian infants by conducting two experiments using Caucasian and Asiatic faces and a visual pair-comparison task is presented. It is also hypothesized that if the other race effect develops together with face processing skills during the first months of life the ability to recognize own-race faces is greater than to recognize other-face faces.
Publication Name: Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry
Subject: Psychology and mental health
ISSN: 0021-9630
Year: 2004
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Neurodevelopmental outcomes of Ugandan infants with HIV infection: an application of growth curve analysis
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Research showing how HIV-infected infants in Uganda had lower motor and mental development is presented. The lack of correlation of this data with the expectation of group differences in growth rates and mean performance is discussed.
Publication Name: Health Psychology
Subject: Psychology and mental health
ISSN: 0278-6133
Year: 1999
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