Gene for Lens Development Also Responsible for Mechanosensory Function

"A gene known to control lens development in mice and humans is also crucial for the development of neurons responsible for mechanosensory function, as neurobiologists of the Max Delbruck Center for Molecular Medicine (MDC) Berlin-Buch have now discovered," according to a Medical News Today post. "They found that in mice in which they had removed the c-Maf gene in the nerve cells, touch sensation is impaired." Read more.