SCOUT· 51%1h 35m·2026-09-07·ScienceThe Yak Mutation That Could Help Repair the Brain (EP 56)
What can a yak living thousands of meters above sea level teach us about repairing the human brain? In Episode 56 of From First Principles, Lester Nare and Krishna Choudhary break down a new Neuron paper that traces an evolutionary adaptation found in high-altitude animals to a previously hidden pathway involved in…
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