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THE UP INNOVATION. "Deriving from the apical vegetative meristem flank, the abaxial surface is as old as land plants themselves, so genes specifying adaxial identity constitute a key innovation in leaf evolution. Plants appear to have evolved a complex hierarchy of transcription factor activation and depression, with the HD-ZIP (homeodomain–leucine zipper) gene family promoting adaxial leaf surfaces and others promoting abaxial differentiation." http://aob.oxfordjournals.org/content/96/3/345.full.pdf View in LinkedIn

FUTURE APPLICATIONS. “Now the researchers are working on applying that technique to reconstructing the imaginary—images seen by the mind’s eye or the internal speech that narrates your thoughts. These scientists too envision helping people with locked-in syndrome or ALS communicate, perhaps by using a device that would speak their thoughts aloud.” http://www.wsj.com/articles/a-bright-approach-to-brain-implants-1453480543 View in LinkedIn

TELEPATHY ACHIEVED. “We’ve even emailed verbal thoughts back and forth from person to person.” https://lnkd.in/eFd9Fdg View in LinkedIn

IMPLANTED MEMORIES. “Scientists can make copies of memories.” (Ted Berger). "I asked Berger if his artificial hippocampus could be used to implant false memories in people. He said that they’ve tried it with monkeys and found that giving their brains a code for the wrong symbol sometimes works and sometimes doesn’t." https://lnkd.in/diFYbCn View in LinkedIn

EMOTIONAL MEMORY. “Our present work provides new insight into the functional neural circuits underlying the malleability of emotional memory.” https://lnkd.in/dbStCyh View in LinkedIn

CUT AND PASTE MEMORIES. “MIT neuroscientist Roger Redondo and his team started by gathering a sample group of genetically engineered mice. This system enabled the team to use doxycycline as a sort of “record/pause” button for neural activity in the animals’ brains.” https://lnkd.in/dk3ExPV View in LinkedIn