Science Magazine Breakthroughs of 2005
Science Magazine named evolution as THE breakthrough of the year but one of the runners-up was about genetics. They cite recent understanding of the mechanisms behind schizophrenia, Tourette syndrome, and dyslexia as key to understanding the role of genes in brain development.
- DISC1 Gene and Schizophrenia
- SLITRK1 Gene and Tourette syndrome
- KIAA0319, DCD2, and ROBO1 Genes and Dyslexia
Other runners-up include:
- Planetary probes
- Plant development
- Violent neutron stars
- Earth’s differentiation
- Potassium channels
- Climate change
- Systems biology
- ITER
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