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PRESS EXPOSURE. "In a First, Experiment Links Brains of Two Rats. In an experiment that sounds straight out of a science fiction movie, a Duke neuroscientist has connected the brains of two rats in such a way that when one moves to press a lever, the other one does, too — most of the time." (Miguel Nicolelis). http://www.nytimes.com/2013/03/01/science/new-research-suggests-two-rat-brains-can-be-linked.html View in LinkedIn

VIRAL ORIGIN OF THE NUCLEUS. “There are also strong reasons to consider that the eukaryotic nucleus is of viral origin. DNA viruses are held to be competent to create new genes in large numbers; both complex and simple ones.” https://lnkd.in/e3YfQQZ View in LinkedIn

REGULATORY SEQUENCES. ““The capabilities of non-coding DNA with higher order regulatory functions have descended from ancestral viral genome editing competences that have been integrated by endogenous viruses, e.g. retroviruses.” https://lnkd.in/e3YfQQZ View in LinkedIn

FOREIGN DNA. “The meta-DNA that codes only for active miRNAs has (three-leveled) semiotic competences to incorporate entire blocks of DNA of foreign organisms (non-self-recognition) into its own DNA. It achieves this: (1) at the correct location; (2) in the correct relation to the existing genome ratio; and (3) in correct relation to the DNA-skeletal/non-coding DNA ratio.” https://lnkd.in/e3YfQQZ View in LinkedIn

FRAGMENT FROM NATURE continues from last weekend and concludes this weekend featuring an article entitled Biocommunication and natural genome editing, by G Witzany. This discusses the important role of viral editing processes in evolution, rather than the effects of gradual small mutations as conceived by Darwin and his followers. The viral contribution to evolution is still not widely acknowledged in the life sciences. View in LinkedIn

THREE MONKEYS. "Scientists have linked together the brains of three monkeys, allowing the animals to join forces and control an avatar arm, in research that raises the prospect of direct brain-to-brain interfaces in humans?" https://lnkd.in/d4cvbWC View in LinkedIn

HARDER TASKS. "Nicolelis is most excited about the future of multiple networked brains. He is currently trialling the implants in monkeys, getting them to work together telepathically to complete a task. For example, each monkey might only have access to part of the information needed to make the right decision in a game. Several monkeys would then need to communicate with each other in order to successfully complete the task." https://lnkd.in/dtH9-QG View in LinkedIn

SUPER-BRAIN. "In two separate experiments, scientists have formed a network from the brains of monkeys and rats, allowing them to co-operate and learn as a “superbrain”" https://lnkd.in/d4cvbWC View in LinkedIn

MONKEY-TO-AVATAR. "The brain of one monkey has been used to control the movements of another, "avatar", monkey, US scientists report. Brain scans read the master monkey's mind and were used to electrically stimulate the avatar's spinal cord, resulting in controlled movement." https://lnkd.in/deVpBqm View in LinkedIn