Biology Think Tank

18/11/2017

04/11/2017

You may never drink Coke again after this.....

https://diyeverywhere.com/2017/10/30/10-science-experiments-involving-coke-you-need-to-see-to-believe-/

Coke can do it all! It can clean stuff, tenderize meat, get gum out of hair, and more! Check it out at DIY Everywhere!

02/10/2017

Researchers identified a common pesticide to be a major threat to the survival of bumblebees.

http://biologythinktank.com/popular-pesticide-found-to-be-a-threat-to-bumblebees/

02/10/2017

Spider Silk for Heart Muscle August 21, 2017 Biology Think Tank Cell Biology, Ecology, Medicine 0 Cardiac insufficiency is an ever-present and growing health issue. This loss of cardiac functionality is attributed to the loss of cardiac muscle cells because of disease. There is currently no treatmen...

11/09/2017

Call for Guest Submissions at Biology Think Tank!!!

27/08/2017

Costa Rica is taking big steps in becoming a clean and efficient country.

26/08/2017

Something to try in your free time!

23/08/2017

Researchers helped narrow down the basis of evolution in viruses

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/08/170821122807.htm

Scientists studying microbes from some of the saltiest lakes in Antarctica have discovered a new way the microbes can share DNA that could help them grow and survive. The research, based on 18 months of water sampling in remote Antarctic locations, could throw light on the evolutionary history of vi...

21/08/2017

Spinach can be made into beating heart tissue, so why not use spider silk to build new heart tissue? Researchers found that spider silk protein may help with providing new heart muscle for patients with cardiac insufficiency. Read more at Biology Think Tank.

http://biologythinktank.com/spider-silk-for-heart-muscle/

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Spider Silk for Heart Muscle August 21, 2017 Biology Think Tank Cell Biology, Ecology, Medicine 0 Cardiac insufficiency is an ever-present and growing health issue. This loss of cardiac functionality is attributed to the loss of cardiac muscle cells because of disease. There is currently no treatmen...

10/08/2017

09/08/2017

Genomes right at your fingertips.

https://genomevolution.org/CoGe/

The CoGe Comparative Genomics Platform. A software suite of interlinked and interconnected web-based tools for easily visualizing, comparing, and understanding the evolution, struture and dynamics of genomes.

09/08/2017

The genome of a banana is more complex than the human genome!

https://uanews.arizona.edu/story/mystery-peeled-off-banana-genome

Sequencing the banana genome has revealed the secrets of its 520 million base pairs, the “letters” of the genetic code. This work is a big step toward understanding the genetics of and improving banana varieties, and was done within the framework of the Global Musa Genomics Consortium.

05/08/2017

Tiny origami robot can do so much!

03/08/2017

Med

Last Wednesday, the MIT Technology Review reported that a team of Oregon researchers had altered human embryos, using the genome-editing tool CRISPR/Cas9—a first in the United States. Until the paper is published, it’s hard to know what to make of this: other researchers (in China) have altered embr...

02/08/2017

Researchers have found a way to reliably remove disease-causing mutations from human embryos, an achievement sure to renew concerns over so-called designer babies.

28/07/2017

Improve cash flow at your medical practice by avoiding these mistakes!

http://mdpracticerevenuehealth.com/gaining-control-over-your-medical-practice-while-keeping-a-cash-flow/ #

You are doing the hard work and putting all this effort into making your practice succeed, so keep these seven mistakes in mind to keep that cash flowing in to reimburse you for all that hard work in your medical practice! It can be really easy to fall into any one of these traps. Sometimes it’s jus...

27/07/2017

Scientists use a 3D printer to create nerve cells found in the brain using a special bio-ink made from stem cells.

26/07/2017

Regenerative medicine gets huge boost through going back to basics.

http://biologythinktank.com/understand-wound-healing-for-regenerative-medicine/

25/07/2017

Your chocolate covered goji berries don't just taste good; they are also good for you!

http://biologythinktank.com/the-goji-berry-cure/

24/07/2017

Who knew such a small fruit could have so many medicinal benefits?!

The Goji Berry Cure July 24, 2017 Biology Think Tank Medicine, Nutrition 0 Who knew a fruit so small could be so powerful.  Goji berries’ taste may not be for everyone, but their incredible ability to positively affect the physiology of a person is universal.  Lycium barbarum or Goji berries have be...

24/07/2017

Every CRISPR study takes us one step closer to better knowing how to use this powerful gene editing technique.

In addition to the Cas9 protein that bacteria use to bind and snip DNA, bacteria have other Cas proteins that know where to insert that viral DNA into the CRISPR region to remember which viruses have attacked and mount a defense. A research team has discovered how these proteins -- Cas1 and Cas2 --…

24/07/2017

Really interesting study on inheritance of more than just ge

We are more than the sum of our genes. Epigenetic mechanisms modulated by environmental cues such as diet, disease or our lifestyle take a major role in regulating the DNA by switching genes on and off. It has been long debated if epigenetic modifications accumulated throughout the entire life can c...

22/07/2017

Regenerate your health through a better understanding how wounds heal in the first place.

Tissue regeneration is a critical step in the healing process after suffering from lesions or abrasions to have caused heavy tissue damage. However, the process is not as efficient or error-free as would benefit patients. In order to take control of this process and perhaps expedite it, we need to u...

22/07/2017

Who knew your nervous system influences the behavior of the immune system!

13/07/2017

Skin repair therapy that is better than skin grafts.

https://renovacareinc.com/technology/

RenovaCare is developing breakthrough technologies to address America’s $45 billion wound and burn treatment market. Our flagship CellMist™ System makes use of a patient’s own stem cells, which are sprayed onto wounds using our novel SkinGun™ device.

12/07/2017

Really cool new use for DNA!
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/12/science/film-clip-stored-in-dna.html?action=click&contentCollection=science®ion=rank&module=package&version=highlights&contentPlacement=1&pgtype=sectionfront&_r=0

In a first, researchers converted a movie into a DNA sequence and inserted it into bacteria. They hope to someday use the technology to record cell behavior.

05/07/2017

Regenerative Medicine gets a huge boost by going down to the molecular level to understand the wound healing process and a drug that is useful for promoting wound healing: Rigenera.
http://biologythinktank.com/understand-wound-healing-for-regenerative-medicine/

Tissue regeneration is a critical step in the healing process after suffering from lesions or abrasions to have caused heavy tissue damage. However, the process is not as efficient or error-free as would benefit patients. In order to take control of this process and perhaps expedite it, we need to u...

30/06/2017

gene therapy enhances motor activity and life span in model mice EMBO Mol. Medicine http://embo http://ow.ly/DsA030cTb36

30/06/2017

Cover Photograph: Phylogeny of vertebrates with schematic drawings of their brains. The background picture shows the nervous system in corn snake...

27/06/2017

Aziyo Biologics Inc. sees a major boost to regenerative medicine marketing after a fundraiser.

http://www.bizjournals.com/washington/news/2017/06/14/silver-spring-tissue-regeneration-company-raises.html

The company specializes in tissue grafts for everything from hip replacements to sports injuries to burns.

26/06/2017

Pharmaceuticals (Basel). 2017 Jun 21;10(2). pii: E55. doi: 10.3390/ph10020055.

19/03/2017

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16/01/2017

Neuroscience Today

Scott Hayes, PhD, assistant professor of psychiatry at Boston University School of Medicine and the Associate Director of the Neuroimaging Research for Veterans Center at the VA Boston Healthcare System, found that older adults with high cardiorespiratory fitness have better memory skills in, “Older...