Medicine
Rebel Cell: Book Review
Posted in Medicine, Reviews, Science on 27th Jun, 2021
by Alex Muller
Geneticist and award-winning science writer Kat Arney takes the reader back to the dawn of life on planet Earth right up to the present day to get to the heart of what cancer really is and how by better understanding it we might one day overcome it. There is PTN's review of the book.
Google And Harvard Map Brain Connections In Unprecedented Detail
Posted in Medicine, Science, Software on 6th Jun, 2021
by Alex Muller
The human brain is the most ridiculously complex computer that’s ever existed, and mapping this dense tangle of neurons, synapses and other cells is nigh on impossible. But engineers at Google and Harvard have given it the best shot yet, producing a browsable, searchable 3D map of a small section of human cerebral cortex.
Electronic Nose Sniffs Out Cancer In Blood Samples With Over 90% Accuracy
Posted in Medicine on 5th Jun, 2021
by Alex Muller
The data shows we can identify these tumors at both advanced and the earliest stages, which is exciting.
A New Gene Editing Tool Could Rival CRISPR, And Makes Millions Of Edits At Once
Posted in Medicine on 5th Jun, 2021
by Alex Muller
This month, a team led by the famed synthetic biologist Dr. George Church at Harvard University hijacked another strange piece of bacteria biology. The result is a powerful tool that can, in theory, simultaneously edit millions of DNA sequences, with a “bar code” to keep track of changes.
CRISPR Treatment Lowered Cholesterol In Monkeys By 60 Percent
Posted in Medicine on 5th Jun, 2021
by Alex Muller
Scientists are working on an “exercise pill” that would be pretty much what it sounds like: you’d take a pill that would cause your body to mimic the chain of events that occurs when you exercise, reaping the same health benefits without having to hit the treadmill or the weight room.