Not all societies have a written language, but that doesn’t stop discoveries. Even without reading and writing, indigenous peoples have acquired knowledge about the natural world. In addition, many non-literate communities engage in scientific activities,Category Archives: pruning
Coop’s Scoop: Genetic literacy and citizen science for reading DNA
Not all societies have a written language, but that doesn’t stop discoveries. Even without reading and writing, indigenous peoples have acquired knowledge about the natural world. In addition, many non-literate communities engage in scientific activities,Posted by in #CitSciChat, Caren Cooper, citizen science, conference, featured, genetics, pruning, twitter, Twitter Chat
More on gene editing rules, CRISPR in humans and dogs, bioethics & breakthroughs
THE HUMAN GENE EDITING SUMMIT, CONT’D Citizens seeking to understand what was decided at last week’s Human Gene Editing Summit might be understandably confused by the contradictions in these headlines: Scientific community approves human genePosted by in bioethics, Bora Zivkovic, cranial, CRISPR, CRISPR/Cas9, dogs, eugenics, Evolution, featured, fraud, gene editing, genetic disease, genetic engineering, Genome, Genomics, GMO, health care, Human Evolution, media criticism, muscular dystrophy, On Science Blogs, Politics, pruning, Research, Science Magazine, united states, women
#SFN15 Recap: Dr. Beth Stevens and the Amazing Multi-functional Microglia
Dr. Beth Stevens. Credit: John D. & Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation. We all know that microglia respond to damage, clear up pathogens, toxic proteins and debris. However, Dr. Beth Stevens wants you to know thatPosted by in #SfN15, featured, microglia, neuroscience, pruning, Pteranodon, pterosaurs, reptiles, synapse