(The Company of Biologists) Plaques and tangles in the brains of Alzheimer’s patients mark its slow, inexorable progression. Finding new drugs to prevent plaques is currently the best hope for sufferers. However, efficient drug screens that detect plaque formation are often impossible due to their slow formation. Virata and Zeller now identify the sea squirt, our closest invertebrate relative, as a potential new resource for drug development.
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