There is a gene that scientists have nicknamed Pax6. Plays a major role in embryonic development. Though it is found both in Mice and Men, Pax6 is much less in mice. Scientists in Germany made a transgenic mice that expresses more of Pax6 gene. And found that the mice developed much bigger brains.
Now, don't get ideas that we could perhaps use this technique to make humans more intelligent. Pax6 controls the expression of may other genes and is officially called Paired Box 6 gene. Evidently it has a role beyond making a bigger brain.
Moreover, bigger brain does not necessarily mean more intelligence.
But wait - there are more discoveries coming in this direction. We are in a state of scientific development where we indeed need to reflect on eugenics and utopia.
For details on the present work on Pax 6 see the August 7th issue of open access, peer reviewed journal PLoS Biology - DOI: 10.1371/journal.pbio.1002217
http://journals.plos.org/plosbiology/article?id=10.1371/journal.pbio.1002217#abstract0
Now, don't get ideas that we could perhaps use this technique to make humans more intelligent. Pax6 controls the expression of may other genes and is officially called Paired Box 6 gene. Evidently it has a role beyond making a bigger brain.
Moreover, bigger brain does not necessarily mean more intelligence.
But wait - there are more discoveries coming in this direction. We are in a state of scientific development where we indeed need to reflect on eugenics and utopia.
For details on the present work on Pax 6 see the August 7th issue of open access, peer reviewed journal PLoS Biology - DOI: 10.1371/journal.pbio.1002217
http://journals.plos.org/plosbiology/article?id=10.1371/journal.pbio.1002217#abstract0
