Human brain cells developed in lab, grow in mice
key type of human brain cell developed in the laboratory grows seamlessly when transplanted into the brains of mice, UC San Francisco researchers have discovered, raising hope that these cells might one day be used to treat people with Parkinson’s disease, epilepsy, and possibly even Alzheimer’s disease, as well as and complications of spinal cord [...] (Source: Biosingularity)
Source: Biosingularity - May 5, 2013 Category: Medical Scientists Authors: Derya Tags: Biotechnology Source Type: blogs
The Man With Uncrossed Eyes
Most people have an optic chiasm, a crossroads where half of the signals from each eye cross over the midline, in such a way that each half of the brain gets information from one side of space. GB, however, was born with achiasma – the absence of this crossover. It’s an extremely rare disorder in [...] (Source: Biosingularity)
Source: Biosingularity - May 5, 2013 Category: Medical Scientists Authors: Derya Tags: Biotechnology Source Type: blogs
Candidate Sepsis Drug Could Prevent Flu Deaths
The 1918 Spanish flu killed up to 40 million people. The swine flu pandemic in 2009 killed an estimated 284,000. Now, scientists have discovered a substance that could help doctors save lives during future influenza pandemics. Eritoran, a compound under investigation as a sepsis drug, dramatically reduces deaths from influenza in mice. At the moment, […] (Source: Biosingularity)
Source: Biosingularity - May 5, 2013 Category: Research Authors: Derya Tags: Biotechnology Source Type: blogs
Candidate Sepsis Drug Could Prevent Flu Deaths
The 1918 Spanish flu killed up to 40 million people. The swine flu pandemic in 2009 killed an estimated 284,000. Now, scientists have discovered a substance that could help doctors save lives during future influenza pandemics. Eritoran, a compound under investigation as a sepsis drug, dramatically reduces deaths from influenza in mice. At the moment, [...] (Source: Biosingularity)
Source: Biosingularity - May 5, 2013 Category: Medical Scientists Authors: Derya Tags: Biotechnology Source Type: blogs
The woman who can ’ t recognise her face
Heather Sellers has prosopagnosia, more commonly known as face blindness. “I can’t remember any image of the human face. It’s simply not special to me,” she says. “I don’t process them like I do a car or a dog. It’s not a visual problem, it’s a perception problem.” The condition is estimated to affect around […] (Source: Biosingularity)
Source: Biosingularity - May 4, 2013 Category: Research Authors: Derya Tags: Biotechnology Source Type: blogs
The woman who can’t recognise her face
Heather Sellers has prosopagnosia, more commonly known as face blindness. “I can’t remember any image of the human face. It’s simply not special to me,” she says. “I don’t process them like I do a car or a dog. It’s not a visual problem, it’s a perception problem.” The condition is estimated to affect around […] (Source: Biosingularity)
Source: Biosingularity - May 4, 2013 Category: Research Authors: Derya Tags: Biotechnology Source Type: blogs
The woman who can’t recognise her face
Heather Sellers has prosopagnosia, more commonly known as face blindness. “I can’t remember any image of the human face. It’s simply not special to me,” she says. “I don’t process them like I do a car or a dog. It’s not a visual problem, it’s a perception problem.” The condition is estimated to affect around [...] (Source: Biosingularity)
Source: Biosingularity - May 4, 2013 Category: Medical Scientists Authors: Derya Tags: Biotechnology Source Type: blogs
Bioengineers Build Open Source Language for Programming Cells
Drew Endy wants to build a programming language for the body. Endy is the co-director of the International Open Facility Advancing Biotechnology — BIOFAB, for short — where he’s part of a team that’s developing a language that will use genetic data to actually program biological cells. That may seem like the stuff of science […] (Source: Biosingularity)
Source: Biosingularity - April 19, 2013 Category: Research Authors: Derya Tags: Biotechnology Source Type: blogs
Bioengineers Build Open Source Language for Programming Cells
Drew Endy wants to build a programming language for the body. Endy is the co-director of the International Open Facility Advancing Biotechnology — BIOFAB, for short — where he’s part of a team that’s developing a language that will use genetic data to actually program biological cells. That may seem like the stuff of science [...] (Source: Biosingularity)
Source: Biosingularity - April 19, 2013 Category: Medical Scientists Authors: Derya Tags: Biotechnology Source Type: blogs
Scientists map elusive 3-D structure of telomerase enzyme, key actor in cancer, aging
Like finally seeing all the gears of a watch and how they work together, researchers from UCLA and UC Berkeley have, for the first time ever, solved the puzzle of how the various components of an entire telomerase enzyme complex fit together and function in a three-dimensional structure. The three-dimensional electron microscopy structure of the […] (Source: Biosingularity)
Source: Biosingularity - April 13, 2013 Category: Research Authors: Derya Tags: Biotechnology Source Type: blogs
Scientists map elusive 3-D structure of telomerase enzyme, key actor in cancer, aging
Like finally seeing all the gears of a watch and how they work together, researchers from UCLA and UC Berkeley have, for the first time ever, solved the puzzle of how the various components of an entire telomerase enzyme complex fit together and function in a three-dimensional structure. The three-dimensional electron microscopy structure of the [...] (Source: Biosingularity)
Source: Biosingularity - April 13, 2013 Category: Medical Scientists Authors: Derya Tags: Biotechnology Source Type: blogs
Scientists ‘ read dreams ’ using brain scans
Scientists have found a way to “read” dreams, a study suggests. Researchers in Japan used MRI scans to reveal the images that people were seeing as they entered into an early stage of sleep. Writing in the journal Science, they reported that they could do this with 60% accuracy. The team now wants to see […] (Source: Biosingularity)
Source: Biosingularity - April 12, 2013 Category: Research Authors: Derya Tags: Biotechnology Source Type: blogs
Scientists ‘read dreams’ using brain scans
Scientists have found a way to “read” dreams, a study suggests. Researchers in Japan used MRI scans to reveal the images that people were seeing as they entered into an early stage of sleep. Writing in the journal Science, they reported that they could do this with 60% accuracy. The team now wants to see […] (Source: Biosingularity)
Source: Biosingularity - April 12, 2013 Category: Research Authors: Derya Tags: Biotechnology Source Type: blogs
Scientists ‘read dreams’ using brain scans
Scientists have found a way to “read” dreams, a study suggests. Researchers in Japan used MRI scans to reveal the images that people were seeing as they entered into an early stage of sleep. Writing in the journal Science, they reported that they could do this with 60% accuracy. The team now wants to see [...] (Source: Biosingularity)
Source: Biosingularity - April 12, 2013 Category: Medical Scientists Authors: Derya Tags: Biotechnology Source Type: blogs
Autism Rate Rises To 1 In 50 Children – Cause Still A Mystery
In 2002 the Center for Disease Control estimated that autism affected about 1 in 150 children. By 2012 the CDC estimate had increased to 1 in 88. Now, according to the latest revision of the estimate recently released, autism affects 1 in 50 children. That’s a phenomenal 300 percent increase in 11 years. But do […] (Source: Biosingularity)
Source: Biosingularity - April 11, 2013 Category: Research Authors: Derya Tags: Biotechnology Source Type: blogs
