Saturday 31 August 2013
CHECKOUT:Miniature 'Human Brains' Grown In Lab
Miniature "human brains" have been grown in a lab in a feat scientists hope will transform the understanding of neurological disorders.
The pea-sized structures reached the same level of development as in a nine-week-old foetus, but are incapable of thought.
The study, published in the journal Nature, has already been used to gain insight into rare diseases.
Neuroscientists have described the findings as astounding and fascinating.
The human brain is one of the most complicated structures in the universe.
Scientists at Institute of Molecular Biotechnology of the Austrian Academy of Sciences have now reproduced some of the earliest stages of the organ's development in the laboratory.
They used either embryonic stem cells or adult skin cells to produce the part of an embryo that develops into the brain and spinal cord - the neuroectoderm.
This was placed in tiny droplets of gel to give a scaffold for the tissue to grow and was placed into a spinning bioreactor, a nutrient bath that supplies nutrients and oxygen.
The cells were able to grow and organise themselves into separate regions of the brain, such as the cerebral cortex, the retina, and, rarely, an early hippocampus, which would be heavily involved in memory in a fully developed adult brain.
The researchers are confident that this closely, but far from perfectly, matches brain development in a foetus until the nine week stage.
The tissues reached their maximum size, about 4mm (0.1in), after two months.
The "mini-brains" have survived for nearly a year, but did not grow any larger. There is no blood supply, just brain tissue, so nutrients and oxygen cannot penetrate into the middle of the brain-like structure.
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The pea-sized structures reached the same level of development as in a nine-week-old foetus, but are incapable of thought.
The study, published in the journal Nature, has already been used to gain insight into rare diseases.
Neuroscientists have described the findings as astounding and fascinating.
The human brain is one of the most complicated structures in the universe.
Scientists at Institute of Molecular Biotechnology of the Austrian Academy of Sciences have now reproduced some of the earliest stages of the organ's development in the laboratory.
They used either embryonic stem cells or adult skin cells to produce the part of an embryo that develops into the brain and spinal cord - the neuroectoderm.
This was placed in tiny droplets of gel to give a scaffold for the tissue to grow and was placed into a spinning bioreactor, a nutrient bath that supplies nutrients and oxygen.
The cells were able to grow and organise themselves into separate regions of the brain, such as the cerebral cortex, the retina, and, rarely, an early hippocampus, which would be heavily involved in memory in a fully developed adult brain.
The researchers are confident that this closely, but far from perfectly, matches brain development in a foetus until the nine week stage.
The tissues reached their maximum size, about 4mm (0.1in), after two months.
The "mini-brains" have survived for nearly a year, but did not grow any larger. There is no blood supply, just brain tissue, so nutrients and oxygen cannot penetrate into the middle of the brain-like structure.
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NLC Set To Resolve ASUU/FG Face-off**okaYy
NLC President, comrade Abdulwahed Omar, spoke after the union’s National Executive Council (NEC) meeting in Abuja.
French To Be Part Of UTME As From 2014 – Ruqayyatu Rufa’i**TF?!
Rufa’I said this at farewell reception held in honour of the French Language Project Manager,
Catch #BBA's Beverly on this Weekend's Episode of Rubbin' Minds
Melvin Oduah-I Participated In BBA To Be Myself**hMmmm
BBA Experience
Considering that I and Beverly were chosen to represent the country and the fact that we were in the House from the beginning to the end, made our participation in the show remarkable. There are a lot of people
PIKCHAS-Tinsel Actress Matilda Obaseki Holds Bridal Shower With Friends
Seyi Shay Covers Latest Issue Of Exquisite Magazine**nice
Monday 12 August 2013
BYE>>Tanzanian Housemate, Feza Evicted From Big Brother Africa The Chase House
20 down, and 7 to go. Tanzanian Housemate Feza has become the 20th Housemate to be booted out of Big Brother Africa The Chase.
She walked out of the House as they cheered her on. When she stepped on stage, IK jumped into the big question, “Do you love Oneal?” She answered: “Yes I do,” without hesitation. She also shared that there
Joselyn Dumas Falls Off Stage While Dancing With Derenle Edun’s Shoes**waTT^
Nigerian TV star, Derenle Edun is known for his wierd choice when it comes to fashion items and accessories, most especially his iconic shoes. While hosting the Channel O News Live at the Silver Star Towers, Accra, Derenle asked Ghanaian TV Star and actress Joselyn Dumas
Apple announcing iPhone 5S and iPhone 5C, on September 10**cooL
Iphone 5s
Apple will be announcing their next generation iPhone – what most people are calling iPhone 5S for convenience sake – at a special event on Tuesday, September 10, 2013, and possibly the less expensive iPhone – rumored to be called iPhone 5C - along with it. AllThingsD broke the news:
Tuesday 6 August 2013
Chidinma In Her Makeup-free PHOTO
She kinda looks like rihanna… ...alilllll...Or, is it my imagination?
Thursday 1 August 2013
Christiano Ronaldo Surpasses Twenty Million Followers On Twitter*cooL
Where Unilag Girls sell their ovaries for N120k*TF?!
It is now a known fact that some failed Yahoo boys and even non Yahoo boys now fly to Malaysia just to do one business: sell their kidneys.
Some ladies, mostly students from the business oriented University of Lagos, do not to need
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