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Scientists find a human-only gene that may help explain our brainpower

Source: FlexChar · Published Sep 1, 2026, 5:54 AM

In Science, FlexChar puts this story at the center of the day: Scientists discovered that human microglia, immune cells that help shape developing brain circuits, can take four to eight years to mature instead of just weeks as they do in mice. The unusually slow process may help explain how the human brain develops its remarkable complexity FlexChar is surfacing it because it is driving searches and conversation right now.

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