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Breathtaking digital images probe human anatomy like never before
Source: ZME Science
Art and Science of Laboratory Medicine
Showing posts with label biology. Show all posts
Showing posts with label biology. Show all posts
Sunday, September 25, 2016
Blood Drop
Often called a “Digital Age Leonardo da Vinci”, Alexander Tsiaras is a digital innovator, technologist and artist. You might know him from his work that showcases beautiful digital images of the human body, made using cutting edge imaging software along with artsy tweaks. Guided by a passion for the human form and insides, Tsiaras founded the TheVisualMD, an extensive online library that documents human anatomy and illness, as well as Anatomical Travelogue, a company specialized in creating digital works of art that faithfully show the workings of the human body. He also authored a number of well received books like From Conception to Birth: A Life Unfolds, The Architecture and Design of Man and Woman: The Marvel of the Human Body, Revealed, The InVision Guide to a Healthy Heart and The InVision Guide to Sexual Health.
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Breathtaking digital images probe human anatomy like never before
Source: ZME Science
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Breathtaking digital images probe human anatomy like never before
Source: ZME Science
Saturday, August 20, 2016
Crochet Human Heart
When Voodoo-Maggie first was asked to crochet a human heart she had no idea how popular it was going to be. The response has been amazing. And in response to all those who have asked me if this would ever be a pattern, She finally got it written out and photoed. You can now make a heart of your very own. Red, black, zombie or any color your heart desires.
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Anatomical Human Heart Crochet
Source: Etsy by Voodoomaggie
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Anatomical Human Heart Crochet
Sunday, June 12, 2016
Tuesday, February 16, 2016
Doctors 3D-print living body parts
Custom-made, living body parts have been 3D-printed in a significant advance for regenerative medicine, say scientists.
The Integrated Tissue and Organ Printing System - or Itop - combines a bio-degradeable plastic which gives the structure and a water-based gel which contains the cells and encourages them to grow. When the structures were implanted into animals, the plastic broke down as it was replaced by a natural, structural "matrix" of proteins produced by the cells. Meanwhile, blood vessels and nerves grew into the implants. Prof Anthony Atala, the lead researcher, said tissues could now be printed on a human scale.
The breakthrough, published in Nature Biotechnology, raises the hope of using living tissues to repair the body.
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Doctors 3D-print 'living' body parts
Source: BBC News
The Integrated Tissue and Organ Printing System - or Itop - combines a bio-degradeable plastic which gives the structure and a water-based gel which contains the cells and encourages them to grow. When the structures were implanted into animals, the plastic broke down as it was replaced by a natural, structural "matrix" of proteins produced by the cells. Meanwhile, blood vessels and nerves grew into the implants. Prof Anthony Atala, the lead researcher, said tissues could now be printed on a human scale.
The breakthrough, published in Nature Biotechnology, raises the hope of using living tissues to repair the body.
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Doctors 3D-print 'living' body parts
Friday, January 1, 2016
Scientist´s Pizza
Cell biology inspired pizza for medical laboratory scientists
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Cells ~ It's What's for Dinner
Source: Jourbey to excellece
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Cells ~ It's What's for Dinner
Sunday, December 20, 2015
Double helix ring for a scientist
Double Helix Ring, 22k Gold Granulation, 18 Palladium White Gold
by Kate Short, custom designer
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Double Helix
Source: Kate Short; Goldsmith
by Kate Short, custom designer
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Double Helix
Friday, December 18, 2015
New insights into the molecular basis of memory
Laboratory study supports the hypothesis that memories are encoded with the help of chemical labels on the DNA
Göttingen, December 17th, 2015. Scientists from the German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE) in Göttingen and Munich have shed new light on the molecular basis of memory. Their study confirms that the formation of memories is accompanied by an altered activity of specific genes. In addition, they found an unprecedented amount of evidence that supports the hypothesis that chemical labels on the backbone of the DNA (so-called DNA methylation) may be the molecular basis of long-term memory. These findings are reported in „Nature Neuroscience“.
The brain still harbours many unknowns. Basically, it is assumed that it stores experiences by altering the connections between brain cells. This ability to adapt – which is also called “plasticity” – provides the basis for memory and learning, which is the ability to draw conclusions from memories. On a molecular scale these changes are mediated by modifications of expression of specific genes that as required strengthen or weaken the connections between the brain cells.
In the current study, a research team led by Dr. Stefan Bonn and Prof. André Fischer from Göttingen, joined forces with colleagues from the DZNE’s Munich site, to examine how the activity of such genes is regulated. The scientists stimulated long-term memory in mice, by training the animals to recognise a specific test environment. Based on tissue samples, the researchers were able to discern to what extent this learning task triggered changes in the activity of the genes in the mice’s brain cells. Their focus was directed on so-called epigenetic modifications. These modifications involve the DNA and DNA associated proteins.
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New insights into the molecular basis of memory
Source: DZNE
Göttingen, December 17th, 2015. Scientists from the German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE) in Göttingen and Munich have shed new light on the molecular basis of memory. Their study confirms that the formation of memories is accompanied by an altered activity of specific genes. In addition, they found an unprecedented amount of evidence that supports the hypothesis that chemical labels on the backbone of the DNA (so-called DNA methylation) may be the molecular basis of long-term memory. These findings are reported in „Nature Neuroscience“.
The brain still harbours many unknowns. Basically, it is assumed that it stores experiences by altering the connections between brain cells. This ability to adapt – which is also called “plasticity” – provides the basis for memory and learning, which is the ability to draw conclusions from memories. On a molecular scale these changes are mediated by modifications of expression of specific genes that as required strengthen or weaken the connections between the brain cells.
In the current study, a research team led by Dr. Stefan Bonn and Prof. André Fischer from Göttingen, joined forces with colleagues from the DZNE’s Munich site, to examine how the activity of such genes is regulated. The scientists stimulated long-term memory in mice, by training the animals to recognise a specific test environment. Based on tissue samples, the researchers were able to discern to what extent this learning task triggered changes in the activity of the genes in the mice’s brain cells. Their focus was directed on so-called epigenetic modifications. These modifications involve the DNA and DNA associated proteins.
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New insights into the molecular basis of memory
Source: DZNE
Saturday, December 12, 2015
Saturday, September 12, 2015
Saturday, February 21, 2015
Lab Science Bracelets
The Vexed Muddler is specialized in unique ceramic fashion jewellery inspired by science,
with a focus on biology, anatomy and microbiology.
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Handmade ceramic science jewellery
Source:Etsy / The Vexed Muddler
with a focus on biology, anatomy and microbiology.
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Handmade ceramic science jewellery
Saturday, January 24, 2015
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