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Mountain Animals Hold Secret to Fixing Human Brains!

Photo: Sanjay Hona / Unsplash
Scientists discovered that yaks and Tibetan antelopes living high in the mountains have a special gene that helps them survive with less oxygen—and that same gene can repair the protective coating around our nerves! This could help doctors treat diseases that damage nerves, like multiple sclerosis, where the body's own defenses attack the nerve coating. Imagine: nature's mountain superpowers might soon help heal people's brains!
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ScienceDaily
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