18 - 24 December 2017
Baby born from embryo frozen 24 years ago
The longest known frozen human embryo to result in a successful birth was born last month in Tennessee.The embryo is just a year younger than the mother who birthed her. Find source
Peak risk of chocolate poisoning in dogs at Christmas
Warning of "significant peak" in chocolate poisoning risk due to toxic caffeine-like stimulant theobromine, as households stock up on festive treats, University of Liverpool researchers. Find source
NIH will fund research that makes viruses more dangerous
US govt. lifts ban on research that makes pathogens more risky & transmissible. Goal is to standardize “a rigorous process that we really want to be sure we’re doing right”, NIH director. Find source
Molecule reversing age-related mental decline in rats reported
100 genes turned on, memory shortfalls reversed and learning enhanced by a single molecule FKBP1b. Patterns of genes resembled younger & more mentally agile rats reports Journal of Neuroscience. Find source
Humans like thinking efficiency of machines improved by memristors
Quick learning neural network known as reservoir computing system powered by memristors could predict words before they are said during conversation & may predict future outcomes by analyzing present. Find source
