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Mapping Genetic Abnormalities in
Autism
Technology Review April 12, 2008
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Researchers at the Allen Institute
for Brain Science have created a
comprehensive set of DNA probes that
highlight the expression patterns of
individual genes. Computationally
reconstructed 3-D rendering of a
mouse brain illustrating the
expression of a particular gene
(Allen Institute for Brain Science)
They will use them to study the...
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How to Make Graphene
Technology Review April 12, 2008
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Rutgers University researchers have
developed an easy way to make
transparent graphene films that are
a few centimeters wide and one to
five nanometers thick. (Manish
Chhowalla, Rutgers University) Thin
films of graphene could provide a
cheap replacement for the
transparent, conductive indium tin
oxide electrodes used in organic
solar...
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Curious cloud formations linked to
quakes
NewScientist Environment April 11, 2008
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Chinese geophysicists noticed a gap
in the clouds in satellite images
from December 2004 that precisely
matched the location of the main
fault in southern Iran. It stretched
for hundreds of kilometers, was
visible for several hours, and
remained in the same place, although
the clouds around it were moving.
They suggest that an eruption of...
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One virtual step for man, one real
leap for mankind
PhysOrg.com April 11, 2008
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Max Planck Institute for Biological
Cybernetics researchers have
developed a virtual-reality-based
omnidirectional treadmill that
allows unconstrained walking in all
directions through large-scale
virtual environments. Initially, the
"Cyberwalk" treadmill will allow
people to stroll through the streets
of ancient Pompeii and Rome and...
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Ten weirdest computers
NewScientistTech April 11, 2008
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Weird computers have included
neurons (a few brain cells from a
lamprey, a primitive eel-like
vertebrate can be used to control a
robot), "gloopware" (interfering
waves of propagating ions in a
chemical goo behave like a logic
gate), slime mold (can work out the
shortest route through a maze), and
logic circuits that use cascades of
atoms bouncing...
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He Wrote 200,000 Books (but
Computers Did Some of the Work)
New York Times April 14, 2008
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Philip M. Parker, professor of
management science at Insead, a
business school, has "written" more
than 200,000 books, using
intelligent computer algorithms to
gather and organize information from
the Internet and compose it into
formulaic structured text--a.k.a.
"books." Aided by 60 to 70 computers
and six or seven programmers, a...
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Can micro-scaffolding help stem
cells rebuild the brain after
stroke?
KurzweilAI.net April 13, 2008
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Neural stem cell-scaffold
combinations could be injected into
the brain to provide a framework
inside the cavities caused by stroke
so that the cells are held there
until they can work their way to
connect with surrounding healthy
tissue, University of Nottingham
neurobiologists propose. Strokes
cause temporary loss of blood supply
to the...
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Brain scanner predicts your future
moves
New Scientist news service April 13, 2008
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Researchers have measured brain
activity 7 seconds before they
carried out the associated task
(pressing a specific button). By
deciphering the fMRI brain signals
with a computer program, the
researchers could predict which
button a subject had pressed about
60% of the time....
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Coat of armour creates hardy
'super-cells'
New Scientist news service April 11, 2008
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Giving cells a tough calcium
phosphate mineral coat can make them
much more robust, Chinese
researchers say. The team has
developed such egg-shell-like coats
for yeast cells that let them
survive longer in harsh
environments, entering a state of
"suspended animation," where they
did not grow or divide. When the
shells were later removed with a...
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