21Sep 2022 by Nigel Fleming No Comments

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HUGE VARIATION. “At least 60 different forms of synesthesia have been documented (i.e., different combinations among the senses), reflecting the extreme heterogeneity of the condition, and one could easily assume that each type of synesthesia is caused by a unique gene or set of genes.” https://lnkd.in/dfc7eju View in LinkedIn
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21Sep 2022 by Nigel Fleming No Comments

linkedin post 2020-02-17 05:02:14

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FRUIT FLY BRAIN TO RATS. "Ventral neurogenic primordium of Notch Drosophila melanogaster embryos was transplanted into neural tube of amphibian and mammalian embryos with the aid of micro- hydrofeeding. Embryos of four different amphibian species. Random bred mice and rats were used as graft recipients." https://lnkd.in/dtj4FWt View in LinkedIn
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21Sep 2022 by Nigel Fleming No Comments

linkedin post 2020-02-16 05:29:38

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TOP DOWN. “Nevertheless, top-down influences (e.g., attention, context, etc.) must also play a significant role in synesthesia as first shown by Ramachandran and Hubbard using Navon figures; that is, if the subject sees a large 5 made up of small 2 s, the evoked color will change depending on whether the subject focuses on the local or global image (i.e., the “trees” or “forest”).” https://lnkd.in/dfc7eju View in LinkedIn
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21Sep 2022 by Nigel Fleming No Comments

linkedin post 2020-02-17 04:59:41

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CHICKEN AND QUAIL. "Hatched chicks with chimeric brains containing cells from both the domestic chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus) and the Japanese quail (Coturnix coturnix japonica) have been produced by transplantation of various regions of the neural tube at the 8- to 15- somite stage." https://lnkd.in/dZP4TNm View in LinkedIn
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21Sep 2022 by Nigel Fleming No Comments
linkedin post 2020-02-17 04:58:30

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HUMAN TO LAMB. "The earliest documented xenotransplants into humans used lamb or calf blood and took place in mid 17th century Europe, while the reverse (human into animal) has been practiced as far back as the mid to late 18th century." http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1934590907000860 View in LinkedIn
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21Sep 2022 by Nigel Fleming No Comments

linkedin post 2020-02-17 04:56:45

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CHIMERA. "The classical representation of a chimera, such as that described in Homer's Iliad, is a mythical beast bearing the body parts of several different creatures combined into a single animal. The term chimera has a more tangible usage in modern science and medicine, where it indicates organisms comprised of cells from two or more individuals of the same or different species." http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1934590907000860 View in LinkedIn
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21Sep 2022 by Nigel Fleming No Comments
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PREVENTABLE WORRY. "Some scientists and bioethicists fear the stem cells could create human eggs and sperm in the animals. To say the least, it's disconcerting to think about two mice making a human embryo...scientists could engineer the cells so that they were unable to form human brain cells, sperm or eggs. The animals could also be isolated or sterilized to prevent them from breeding." http://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2015/11/06/454693391/should-human-stem-cells-be-used-to-make-partly-human-chimeras View in LinkedIn
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