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September 24, 2007

A GUID of Sorts in Neurons

Posted by Eric at 8:20 pm | Category: Biology, Links, Literature, Technology

In other news, Dscam in flies is alternatively spliced to almost 18000 different forms so that each neuron can randomly have a unique form of the protein, allowing them to recognize themselves. This reminds me a lot of GUIDs (Globally Unique Identifiers)!

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