One of molecular biology's mightiest tools has been the knockout mouse. Although its name conjures up images of a cartoon animal that boasts, "Here I come to save the day" before duking it out with evil characters, this mouse is no fantasy. The knockout mouse has served as a model for human diseases and shed light on the workings of the brain. Now a new generation of knockout mice developed at MIT packs an even more powerful punch.

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