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ENHANCEMENT. “Every medical implant above could be turned into an enhancement implant. Current prosthetics can help a blind person regain vision — in the future implants would let someone see in the dark, or have zooming vision that lets them read words from 150 feet away.” http://www.businessinsider.com/brain-implants-will-give-us-superpowers-2014-4 View in LinkedIn

REJIGGING HUMANNESS. “Once brain functions can be restored, the next step could be to use the same mechanisms to enhance them — including giving humans better memory, focus, mood, and alertness.” http://www.businessinsider.com/brain-implants-will-give-us-superpowers-2014-4 View in LinkedIn

UBIQUITOUS. "Due to its widespread usage and molecular versatility, alternative splicing emerges as a central element in gene regulation that interferes with almost every biological function analyzed." http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0378111912009791 View in LinkedIn

SMALL CHANGES, VAST EFFECTS. "Alternative splicing regulates the localization of proteins, their enzymatic properties and their interaction with ligands. In most cases, changes caused by individual splicing isoforms are small. However, cells typically coordinate numerous changes in ‘splicing programs’, which can have strong effects on cell proliferation, cell survival and properties of the nervous system." http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0378111912009791 View in LinkedIn

REGULATORY KINGDOM. "Experimental analysis of these protein isoforms showed that alternative splicing regulates binding between proteins, between proteins and nucleic acids as well as between proteins and membranes." http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0378111912009791 View in LinkedIn

ALTERNATIVE SPLICING IN PLANTS. "Epigenetic control of alternative splicing. Alternative splicing affects protein complexity and transcript levels and stability. Alternative splicing in the plant circadian clock. Alternative splicing diversity in ecotypes and polyploids." http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1360138512001276 View in LinkedIn

PLANT SPLICING. "More than 60% of intron-containing genes undergo alternative splicing (AS) in plants. This number will increase when AS in different tissues, developmental stages, and environmental conditions are explored." http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1360138512001276 View in LinkedIn

ALTERNATIVE EXONS. "In contrast, differentially regulated alternative exons have not been examined for common functional features. This is an important issue to address, since these exons are generally conserved and maintain frame. Moreover, because they comprise only 10%–30% of total alternative exons, they may possess important functional features that have been overlooked." http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1097276512004820 View in LinkedIn