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Massive 3-D Cell Library Teaches Computers How to Find Mitochondria

Apr 5, 2017

Graham Johnson is an artist with a curious muse: the human cell. He’s the Matisse of mitochondria, the Goya of the Golgi apparatus.

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Machine learning predicts the look of stem cells

Apr 5, 2017

Website contains thousands of 3D stem cell images and could help with better understanding diseases like cancer.

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Get a colorful 3-D view of human stem cells online with the Allen Cell Explorer

Apr 5, 2017

Imagine being able to see inside a transparent human stem cell, like the “Visible Man and Woman” models in biology class. That’s what the...

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AI predicts the layout of human stem cells

Apr 5, 2017

It could help understand factors behind cancer and other diseases.

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Blind tadpoles learn to see using eyeballs attached to their butts

Mar 31, 2017

Popular Science - Transplanting a whole eyeball is tough.

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The Spiritual, Reductionist Consciousness of Christof Koch

Mar 31, 2017

Nautilus - Consciousness is a thriving industry. It’s not just the meditation retreats and ayahuasca shamans.

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Lab-made tadpole cyclopes could help with human organ transplants

Mar 30, 2017

The Verge - At first blush, a blind tadpole that’s had an eyeball grafted onto its tail sounds like a creature from a fairy tale.

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Tadpoles learn to see with new eyes transplanted on their tails

Mar 30, 2017

New Scientist - Blind tadpoles have learned to see again, using eyes implanted on their tails.

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Migraine drug activates transplanted eyes in tadpoles

Mar 30, 2017

Fierce Biotech - What can blind tadpoles teach us about improving organ transplants, correcting birth defects and curing cancer?

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This Giant Neuron Could Explain Where Consciousness Comes From

Mar 16, 2017

Seeker - After uncovering three giant neurons, scientists could be one step closer to pinpointing where consciousness lives in the brain.

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