Rat Made Supersmart -- Similar Boost Unsafe in Humans?

Friday, November 13, 2009 - 11:14 in Health & Medicine

By tweaking a single gene, scientists have made Hobbie-J the smartest rat in the world. The technique might make humans smarter too—maybe too smart.

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