Case study Check if the document is available in the language of your choice. Sometimes the solution to the most difficult problems lies in just knowing where to look. That statement captures both the challenge and the promise of Annette Milnik’s effort to understand and treat memory-related diseases. Dr. Milnik is a post-doctoral fellow at the University of Basel where she’s part of a molecular and cognitive neuroscience research group investigating the molecular basis of memory. Their ultimate goal is to provide more effective treatment for memory-related diseases. But science hasn’t yet unlocked all the mysteries of how memory works. Milnik and her colleagues are searching for a still-missing link—the memory molecules—the genetic processes within human DNA that influe

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