科学家发现智慧基因打开“开关”可变聪明_时事

科学家发现智慧基因打开“开关”可变聪明

科学家发现智慧基因打开开关可变聪明

For the first time, scientists have identified two clusters of genes directly linked to human intelligence.

科学家们首次发现，大脑中存在两个与人类智力直接相关的基因集群。

Called M1 and M3, these so-called 'gene networks' appear to determine how smart a person is by controlling their memory, attention, processing speed and reasoning.

这两个“基因网络”分别为M1和M3。它们通过控制人的记忆力、注意力、反应速度和推理能力，来决定一个人到底有多聪明。

Crucially, the scientists have also discovered that these two networks - which each contain hundreds of genes - are likely to be under the control of master regulator switches.

关键是，科学家们还发现，有主控“开关”专门负责控制这两个基因群（每个基因群包含成百上千种基因）。

The researchers from Imperial College London are now keen to identify these switches and explore whether it might be feasible to manipulate them.

这些来自伦敦帝国学院的研究人员渴望找到以上的“开关”，然后看看能不能对它们加以掌控。

The research is at a very early stage, but the scientists would ultimately like to investigate whether it is possible to use this knowledge of gene networks to boost cognitive function.