Andrew Meissen

Contributing Writer
Spectrum

Andrew Meissen is a New York City-based freelance science writer specializing in neuroscience and technology. His work has appeared in publications such as BrainFacts.org, Photonics Focus and Drug Discovery News.

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Spectrum

By Andrew Meissen

25 July 2022

3 min read

Sequencing trick identifies brain cells affected by large autism-linked mutation

The method, called Orgo-Seq, reveals that a deletion of genes on chromosome 16 increases the proportion of immature neurons and neural precursors in brain organoids derived from people with the mutation.

Spectrum

Sequencing trick identifies brain cells affected by large autism-linked mutation

By Andrew Meissen

25 July 2022 | 3 min read

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