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Biotech Breakthroughs: Cutting-Edge Innovations That Will Change Health Care

Introduction

The field of biotechnology is at the forefront of some of the most groundbreaking advancements in healthcare. With new discoveries and innovations emerging at an unprecedented rate, biotech is poised to transform the way we approach health care. From revolutionary treatments to personalized medicine, the potential of biotech to improve lives is immense. In this article, we’ll delve into the most significant biotech breakthroughs and how they are set to change health care as we know it. Read to continue

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1 Nobel Prize in Chemistry - The Development of Multiscale Models for Complex Chemical Systems

2 Nobel Prize in Chemistry - Quasiperiodic Crystals

3 Nobel Prize in Chemistry - Decoding the Structure and The Function of The Ribosome

4 Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences - Repeated Games

5 Nobel Prize in Chemistry – Ubiquitin, Deciding the Fate of Defective Proteins in Living Cells

6 Nobel Prize in Economics - Human Judgment and Decision-Making Under Uncertainty

7 Fields Medal Award in Mathematics

8 Turing Award - Machine Reasoning Under Uncertainty

9 Turing Award - Nondeterministic Decision-Making

10 Turing Award - The Development of Interactive Zero-Knowledge Proofs

11 Turing Award - Developing New Tools for Systems Verification

12 Vine Seeds Discovered from The Byzantine Period

13 The World’s Most Ancient Hebrew Inscription

14 Ancient Golden Treasure Found at Foot of Temple Mount

15 Sniffphone - Mobile Disease Diagnostics

16 Discovering the Gene Responsible for Fingerprints Formation

17 Pillcam - For Diagnosing and Monitoring Diseases in The Digestive System

18 Technological Application of The Molecular Recognition and Assembly Mechanisms Behind Degenerative Disorders

19 Exelon – A Drug for The Treatment of Dementia

20 Azilect - Drug for Parkinson’s Disease

21 Nano Ghosts - A “Magic Bullet” For Fighting Cancer

22 Doxil (Caelyx) For Cancer Treatment

23 The Genetics of Hearing

24 Copaxone - Drug for The Treatment of Multiple Sclerosis

25 Preserving the Dead Sea Scrolls

26 Developing the Biotechnologies of Valuable Products from Red Marine Microalgae

27 A New Method for Recruiting Immune Cells to Fight Cancer

28 Study of Bacterial Mechanisms for Coping with Temperature Change

29 Steering with The Bats 30 Transmitting Voice Conversations Via the Internet

31 Rewalk – An Exoskeleton That Enables Paraplegics to Walk Again

32 Intelligent Computer Systems

33 Muon Detectors in The World's Largest Scientific Experiment

34 Renaissance Robot for Spine and Brain Surgery

35 Mobileye Accident Prevention System

36 Firewall for Computer Network Security

37 Waze – Outsmarting Traffic, Together

38 Diskonkey - USB Flash Drive

39 Venμs Environmental Research Satellite

40 Iron Dome – Rocket and Mortar Air Defense System

41 Gridon - Preventing Power Outages in High Voltage Grids

42 The First Israeli Nanosatellite

43 Intel's New Generation Processors

44 Electroink - The World’s First Electronic Ink for Commercial Printing

45 Development of A Commercial Membrane for Desalination

46 Developing Modern Wine from Vines of The Bible

47 New Varieties of Seedless Grapes

48 Long-Keeping Regular and Cherry Tomatoes

49 Adapting Citrus Cultivation to Desert Conditions

50 Rhopalaea Idoneta - A New Ascidian Species from The Gulf of Eilat

51 Life in The Dead Sea - Various Fungi Discovered in The Brine

52 Drip Technology - The Irrigation Method That Revolutionized Agriculture

53 Repair of Heart Tissues from Algae

54 Proof of The Existence of Imaginary Particles, Which Could Be Used in Quantum Computers

55 Flying in Peace with The Birds

56 Self-Organization of Bacteria Colonies Sheds Light on The Behaviour of Cancer Cells

57 The First Israeli Astronaut, Colonel Ilan Ramon

58 Dr. Chaim Weizmann - Scientist and Statesman, The First President of Israel, One of The Founders of The Modern Field of Biotechnology

59 Aaron Aaronsohn Botanist, Agronomist, Entrepreneur, Zionist Leader, and Head of The Nili Underground Organization

60 Albert Einstein - Founding Father of The Theory of Relativity, Co-Founder of the Hebrew University in Jerusalem

61 Maimonides - Doctor and Philosopher

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Discovery of X-Rays

The discovery of X-rays – a form of invisible radiation that can pass through objects, including human tissue – revolutionised science and medicine in the late 19th century. Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen (1845-1923), a German scientist, discovered X-rays or Röntgen rays in November 1895. He was awarded the first Nobel Prize for Physics for this discovery in 1901.

The thrill of the discovery became caught up in the late Victorian obsession with ghosts and photography. X-rays could 'photograph' the invisible, penetrating flesh, exposing bones and the human skeleton. 'Bone portraits' became popular, and photographers opened studios for a public fascinated by otherworldly images of skeletons.

Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen

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One of the first medical uses of X-rays occurred in 1896 when John Francis Hall-Edwards (1858-1926), a British doctor, located a needle embedded in a colleague's hand. X-ray technology soon moved from being seen as a new form of photography to a modern diagnostic tool used by hospitals and medical practitioners.

Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen was a meticulous scientist, but the discovery of X-rays may have been an unintentional result of his work with cathode rays in his Würzburg laboratory in Bavaria, Germany.

Early Years

Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen was born in Lennep, Prussia (Remscheid-Lennep, Germany) on 27 March 1845, to a German textile merchant father and a Dutch mother. He was an only child and spent his early years in Apeldoorn in the Netherlands. His father, Friedrich Conrad Röntgen (1801-1884), managed a cloth manufacturing business in Apeldoorn. The family had also moved due to political unrest in Prussia.

Röntgen attended the Utrecht Technical School from 1861 to 1863 but was expelled when a fellow student drew a caricature of a teacher. Röntgen was implicated but refused to name the student responsible. Despite excellent marks, he did not graduate with a technical diploma and could not obtain a degree in the Netherlands. He was accepted by the Mechanical Technical Division of the Federal Polytechnic School in Switzerland in 1865, where he gained a diploma in mechanical engineering and, in 1869, a PhD in physics with his thesis Studies on Gases.

The German experimental physicist August Kundt (1839-1894) was Röntgen's supervisor. In 1866, Kundt designed the Kundt Tube, a glass apparatus that measured the speed of sound in gases. Kundt significantly influenced Röntgen and his research career.

Röntgen followed Kundt to the University of Würzburg in 1870, where he worked as an unpaid assistant during a time of rapid advancements in experimental physics. Scottish mathematician James Clerk Maxwell (1831-1879) was researching electromagnetic radiation and established the connection between light and electromagnetic radiation. Maxwell also took the first colour photograph in 1861, based on his three-colour theory that the human eye sees colour through a combination of blue, red, and green light. Massachusetts-born Samuel Morse (1791-1872) developed the electric telegraph, which transmitted messages over long distances, and Morse code to encode messages, while Alexander Graham Bell (1847-1922) invented the telephone.

Of particular interest to Röntgen was the work of German physicist Heinrich Hertz (1857-1894) and British chemist William Crookes (1832-1919). Both scientists studied cathode rays – invisible streams of electrons whose behaviour can be observed when an electrical current is passed between the two electrodes (cathode and anode) in a glass vacuum tube. It is called a cathode ray because the electrons are emitted from the cathode (or negative electrode) when an electrical current heats it, and the electron stream glows. Johann Wilhelm Hittorf (1824-1914) was the first to detect cathode rays glowing green in the glass wall of a vacuum tube in 1869 but did not realise that X-rays had been produced during his experiments.

Röntgen became fascinated with the fluorescence caused by cathode rays hitting certain materials, such as salts like barium platinocyanide, which glow a greenish-yellow colour when exposed to cathode rays. It was this fascination that led to the discovery of X-rays.

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ISSUES - Coping Strategies

Remembered this old story of mine that I had posted on my Patreon in 2017. In April of 2016, I donated an AGAHF story to Geeky Giving, an organization raising funds " to help advance research on Parkinson’s, ALS, traumatic brain injuries, brain tumors, Alzheimer’s and more. " At the time of writing, Geeky Giving was working with the  Barrow Neurological Institute to determine the causes and progression of these conditions. 

Alzheimer's took my grandmother; it took my husband's grandmother. Both of us watch our parents like hawks: both of us wonder what's going to happen to us in 50 years.  So I approached Geeky Giving and offered to donate a story to them. They said sure, and yes, it could be an in-universe AGAHF story as long as it touched on the importance of neurological research. 

I have a series of short stories called "Issues," mainly for topics which don't get a lot of on-panel discovery. This is the story of the brilliant oncologist who had to shift her specialty to cyborg research, and the damaged forensic artist who is slowly putting himself back together. AKA: How Jenny and Shawn fell in love.

Please be kind: this was written in 2015-16 and language changes.

The man on the other side of the bed was sweet and kind and completely insane.

She didn’t know how to feel about that. This uncertainty bothered her more than the act of sleeping with a crazed man. Five years ago, she would have been mortified with herself, with the idea of intimacy with someone such as Shawn. Even if he wasn’t her patient. Even if he was more than a friend. Today, he was just…Shawn.

She didn’t let herself think about it—she’d find fear down there, and maybe something else, something that could chase the fear away but leave them both forever changed.

Instead, she stared at the ceiling and pretended she couldn’t hear her machines call to her.

Shawn’s mental voice was strong, and ran as crisp as a winter river through her mind. “Go,” he said.

 “I thought you were asleep,” she whispered aloud.

“You’re too noisy. You should go. Go be with them.”

She rolled over to face him. He had cut his hair himself last week and had done an awkward job of it. Someone had given him a buzz cut to tidy him up, but aggressive neurosurgery and skull-shorn hair paired poorly. She traced his scars with her fingertips, feeling the bumps and twists of the ridges of his scar tissue, and beneath that, his drowsy tangle of emotions.

“They miss you,” he said in her mind. He reached out and traced her own scars, hidden beneath her short brown hair. “I’ll miss you, too, but I want to sleep.”

“All right.” She kissed him on his shoulder, and felt him drop out of her senses as his implant went into passive mode. “I’ll be back soon.”

“Take your time,” he muttered into his pillow, his voice cut down to nothing from lack of use. “I remember having more energy after sex.”

“You remember sex when you were twenty,” she said. Their clothes were a single knot on the floor; she yanked on loose ends until she had reclaimed her pants. “We’re getting old.”

Gentle snoring.

The other members of the collective slept around them, rooms and buildings and miles away. She felt them around her, off-line but still present in the back of her head, four hundred souls who shared their thoughts with her during the day but kept their dreams to themselves.

She opened the door to the crash room and stepped into her lab. It was a medical suite in name only, stuck beneath a crumbling mansion in what once had been a wine cellar. Federal funding only went so far: the government could front the costs for the cutting-edge technology that had gone into their heads, but resources for infrastructure and development? Please.

She didn’t mind. She had built her own diagnostic laboratory by scavenging equipment from storage, or buying what she couldn’t borrow. The room served double-duty as an emergency ward, but the worst injuries she saw tended to be exercise-induced, and not too many of those.

It left her plenty of time for her own projects.

Her computers whirred to life around her. There was no need for clunky access codes; they recognized her and welcomed her home.

“HELLO, JENNY.”

Theirs was a woman’s voice, false and mechanical. Most days, she told herself that they couldn’t feel, that she was projecting her own eagerness to get back to work on her machines.

On nights like this, when the rest of the collective was sleeping and she was nearly alone in her own head, Jenny wasn’t so sure.

“Hello, ladies,” she said. “Ready to play?”

A human brain sprung up around her in reply.

It was lovingly rendered in greens, and enlarged ten times life-size for clarity; if she looked closely, she could see the bright flashes of synapses.

(Which was something of a comfort—it was her own brain, scanned and digitized, and independent confirmation that your own brain is active is always welcome.)

 The implant rested against her parietal lobe, a small metallic sliver smaller than the head of a nail. At this resolution, she could make out the microscopic filaments connected to it; these ran throughout her brain, the majority twining into her brain stem. Heat regulation had been front and center on the developers’ own minds; without it, the cyborgs would have cooked themselves within their own skulls.

She ran her fingers through the hologram. The silvery filaments covered her holographic brain like cobwebs, shining brightly against the green.

“Ladies, overlay image JED-1 over master.”

A second brain appeared, the same general size and shape as the first but made from blues instead of greens. The opacity of the green brain diminished as the blue brain was positioned over it.

“File: Jenny Davis, late night ramblings,” she said aloud. Talking helped. Speaking directly to her computers through her implant was good for clinical analysis, but it was late, and she was tired, and it was time to purge her thoughts so she could, maybe, get some sleep.

“RECORDING.”

“Thank you, ladies. Subfile: Background, general.” She began to pace around and through the hologram, checking for oddities. The blue brain was hers, too—had been hers, once, nearly seven years and an entire lifetime ago. Before the surgery, and the collective, and the alien oddness of hiveminds had all had their way with it. “Image JED-1, brain of a healthy 22-year-old Caucasian female. Ladies, highlight parietal lobe.”

 A section of the hologram began to glow.

“Side by side, magnify, compare and contrast.”

The hologram divided itself again, blue and green enlarging to fill the room. She wandered through the colors, talking to her machines as she went, tracing lines and shapes and twisting flashes of—

“What’s this?”

Jenny swore aloud as her concentration shattered. Shawn flinched away from her sudden frustration and dropped to his knees.

“Oh, honey!” She knelt beside him and reached out through the link. His consciousness scurried away from hers, looking for an escape but unable to find it. “I didn’t know you were there. I’m so sorry.”

She pressed her bare hands against his bare shoulders: she pushed positive emotions—calm, peace, belonging—across the bridge of their skin until he believed it.

He uncurled, looking up at her like a lost lamb.

“I thought you were asleep,” she explained. “You scared me.”

 Shawn laughed at that.

She managed to coax him off of the ground, one arm around him to keep him steady. “Here,” she said aloud. “Look. Want to see something amazing?

“This is me,” she continued, pointing to the blue hologram. “You know those tests you hate so much?”

“The brain scans?” He shuddered, and the sensation of being trapped in a tight white chamber crushed against her. Of lying as still as death, of knowing the person on the other end of the monitor was looking for what was wrong about what the core of you…

“Easy,” she whispered. “Please.”

His fear let her go, slowly. It had managed to find the cracks in her own psyche and had set itself deep—What if these brain implants stimulate tumorigenesis? Or neurodegeneration, or arteriovenous malformation, or… An almost endless list of what could go wrong…

 But there was the green hologram, brand-new and still perfect, and she told herself to put those fears aside.

“Well…” she began, “you remember during orientation, when we all had full medical diagnostics done? This is a composite image from my first MRI and CT scans.”

He stretched out a hand; it passed through the hologram, layering him in a blue the color of a summer sky.

“And this is me, too,” she said, pulling the green parietal lobe towards them. “From last week. Notice the differences?”

“This,” he said, as he pointed to the bright sliver of light on the green lobe. “Obviously.”

“What else?”

He grinned at her. A sense of pleasure at the challenge came back to her over their link, and she turned away on the pretense of gathering up some fallen papers. Too easy to forget that Shawn had once been in the FBI, that he had once been a brilliant up-and-coming forensic artist.

That experimenting with the human mind could have consequences.

Shawn didn’t seem to notice. He moved between the holograms, sorting and poking. His own digital renders began to appear as he worked; the holograms he created were more stylized than her own, freehand sketches hanging in the air beside her still images.

“Here,” he said, once done.

She wrapped her arms around him and stood on her toes so she could rest her chin on his shoulder. His sketches were playful, with arcs of white light moving across the lobes in quick streams. In some places, they caught what she hadn’t: Shawn’s sketches moved across regions that seemed no different than the others, with—

Jenny squinted, hard. “Are those bunnies?”

She stepped away from Shawn and moved into the holograms. A tiny cartoon rabbit popped out of a fold in her green parietal lobe and scampered across her brain. That first rabbit was followed by a second, then a third…more rabbits, an infinite number of rabbits, each scurrying with purpose towards different destinations.

Not just arcs of light, then.

“There are cheetahs somewhere,” he said. “And horses, too. They don’t show up as often. I used rabbits to show the most frequent movement.”

Sure enough, a streak of light emerged across the green expanse before her. A herd of wild mustangs, manes and tails flowing together as they ran, moved in a single stream.

“Damn,” she said softly. “Baby, this is really beautiful.”

She felt his cheeks flush. “It’s just a clip from a YouTube video,” he replied. “I didn’t have time to render each horse.”

“But you drew the bunnies?”

“One of them. The rest are a copy-paste job.”

“These are neural networks,” she said, reaching out to touch the mustangs with her mind. They blurred beneath her thoughts: she hastily moved her mind away, scared she had damaged them. The herd reformed and continued its journey. “Your bunnies are action potentials. The horses—” Out of the corner of her eye, a tiny feline body bunched and shot across the hologram at an incredible speed. “—and the cheetahs are electrochemical neurotransmissions.”

He laughed aloud, a wild, coughing sound. “I can’t remember freshman biology,” he said. “All I know is that the green brain has more wildlife than the blue one. A lot more wildlife.”

“That’s because the implant’s been changing us.”

White light in her head, so bright and sudden it took her a moment to realize her words had stunned him. Shawn stood, motionless, before he turned and fled to the comfortable darkness of the crash room.

“Oh, no, no, Shawn honey…” Jenny hurried after him. If he managed to make it under the bed, he’d be there for the rest of the week. She reached him in time to lay both hands flat on his back and pushed calm, belonging, peace across their joined skin.

He let her pull him away from the bed, but no further. They huddled on the floor in a sad, uncomfortable pile, and she felt a spot on the knee of her jeans grow damp.

Shawn was crying.

“There’s always some good that comes with change,” she said gently.

He looked up at her, eyes wide and desperate, before curling in on himself again.

“You didn’t break. You got a little bent, but… Here,” she said. “Come back to the lab. I want to show you something.”

Bad days turned him mulish, but this was a good day: she was able to coax him off the floor and as far as the doorway. They stood in the void between rooms, cold tile beneath their toes and warm carpet under their heels, as the holograms spun before them.

Jenny pointed. “You said you noticed how there was more wildlife in the green brain?”

“…yes…”

“That’s because our brains—this part of our brains, anyhow—is more active than it was before we got the implant. No, not just active—it’s thriving! Want to guess why?”

His attention was fixed on the holograms, but the easy scorn of an eyeroll passed between them.

“Humor me,” she said. “I’m going to have to explain this to people who aren’t in the collective at some point. Help me find the right words for this.”

“Because we’re using our brains in new ways,” Shawn replied, his mood pulling itself a little higher. “Talking via a link, or this—” he said, and pushed sensations at her.

Unseen fur, coarse but soft, surrounded her hands. Beneath that was the heat from a living body. With these came the memory of a beloved family dog, long dead but not forgotten.

“Exactly,” she said, blinking back her own tears at the loss of a pet she had never met. “We’re the first humans to have been augmented in this way. It’s causing us to think and act differently. We’ve got these new skills that we’re just beginning to put to use. We’re barely seven years into this experiment, and there’s already observable growth in the parietal lobe. Can you imagine what we’ll be able to do after—”

 “Wait, Jenny, wait. Brains grow? Don’t we… I thought we started shedding brain mass once we turned eighteen.”

“That’s Hollywood science,” she said. “Outdated and chock full of errors, but it still fits the script. The reality is…”

—rabbits, horses, and giant cats, speeding over an expanse of green in endless knots of light—

“The reality is, we’re miracles,” she said to him. “Human beings weren’t meant to be networked together. We shouldn’t have the ability to survive as part of a collective, but we do. We change—we grow. We’ve barely begun to understand how we can do any of this, but the more we learn, the more we can use that to grow.”

Shawn broke away from her and stepped into the lab. Greens and blues moved around him, coloring him in a digital sea. He was still naked; the scars across his wrists were nearly as white as the glowing animals.

“What about me?”

“Hmm?”

“I’m not…” Shawn’s hands clenched uselessly. “I’m not who I used to be. Does this mean I can go back to how I was, or will I…”

He opened his hands and let his mind pour into hers.

Memories. All of them, from the moment that his own mind broke under the weight of a new reality to living in the fear of staying as he was, unable to change, unable to grow, a roller coaster of emotions that threatened to tip off of the rails—

Too much: she cried out. Shawn lost focus: the memories faded.

Her world rebuilt itself in pieces. The floor came first: she had fallen to her knees. She concentrated on the patterns in the tile until she found the walls. Where there was a floor and walls, there was a ceiling…

She stood.

Shawn hadn’t noticed. “Is this me?” he asked. “This?! From now on?”

She closed her eyes and thought about impossible conversations. Then: “Ladies?”

The holograms stopped spinning.

“Replace current images with new holographic display. Show SEF-1 and SEF-46, parietal lobes only. Side-by-side comparisons.”

Blues and greens vanished; blues and greens returned. To the untrained eye, nothing had changed; the wildlife was gone, but the silvery rectangle was still there on the green brain, and the same flashes of light chased itself in purposeful patterns across both.

“Here,” she said, as she joined Shawn in the center of the room. “This is you. Your earliest scans are blue, and the most recent scans are green.”

He stared up at the twisting holograms. She felt his attention dart across the details, focusing like a laser on anything distinctive or different…

“They look just like yours,” he finally admitted.

“That’s the problem, baby.” Jenny pulled him close. “If you had typical neurological damage, it’d show up on the scans. Whatever happened to you, it’s…harder to find.”

“Why?” he asked.

“I don’t know,” she replied. “Mental illness can be caused by emotional, psychological, or physiological events, or a combination of these. We’re just beginning to scratch the surface of the causes of known disorders. Since your condition is almost unique, we’re flying blind.”

Sorrow. Loss. Anger—You’re a doctor! Why can’t you fix what’s wrong with me?!—and fear.

So much fear.

“We’ll get there,” she promised, as she pushed her own fear down below where she could feel it. “You’re responding well to medication and therapy. It’ll take time, and trial-and-error, and…and more tests, I’m sorry. None of this is easy, but we’ll make it work.

“You might never get back to who you used to be,” she admitted, as his heart hammered in her head. “But that doesn’t mean you can’t get to where you want to be, now.”

“I can do more tests,” he said quietly, even as the white chamber rose up again in his mind.

Together, they held their fears away.

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1 Nobel Prize in Chemistry - The Development of Multiscale Models for Complex Chemical Systems

2 Nobel Prize in Chemistry - Quasiperiodic Crystals

3 Nobel Prize in Chemistry - Decoding the Structure and The Function of The Ribosome

4 Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences - Repeated Games

5 Nobel Prize in Chemistry – Ubiquitin, Deciding the Fate of Defective Proteins in Living Cells

6 Nobel Prize in Economics - Human Judgment and Decision-Making Under Uncertainty

7 Fields Medal Award in Mathematics

8 Turing Award - Machine Reasoning Under Uncertainty

9 Turing Award - Nondeterministic Decision-Making

10 Turing Award - The Development of Interactive Zero-Knowledge Proofs

11 Turing Award - Developing New Tools for Systems Verification

12 Vine Seeds Discovered from The Byzantine Period

13 The World’s Most Ancient Hebrew Inscription

14 Ancient Golden Treasure Found at Foot of Temple Mount

15 Sniffphone - Mobile Disease Diagnostics

16 Discovering the Gene Responsible for Fingerprints Formation

17 Pillcam - For Diagnosing and Monitoring Diseases in The Digestive System

18 Technological Application of The Molecular Recognition and Assembly Mechanisms Behind Degenerative Disorders

19 Exelon – A Drug for The Treatment of Dementia

20 Azilect - Drug for Parkinson’s Disease

21 Nano Ghosts - A “Magic Bullet” For Fighting Cancer

22 Doxil (Caelyx) For Cancer Treatment

23 The Genetics of Hearing

24 Copaxone - Drug for The Treatment of Multiple Sclerosis

25 Preserving the Dead Sea Scrolls

26 Developing the Biotechnologies of Valuable Products from Red Marine Microalgae

27 A New Method for Recruiting Immune Cells to Fight Cancer

28 Study of Bacterial Mechanisms for Coping with Temperature Change

29 Steering with The Bats

30 Transmitting Voice Conversations Via the Internet

31 Rewalk – An Exoskeleton That Enables Paraplegics to Walk Again

32 Intelligent Computer Systems

33 Muon Detectors in The World's Largest Scientific Experiment

34 Renaissance Robot for Spine and Brain Surgery

35 Mobileye Accident Prevention System

36 Firewall for Computer Network Security

37 Waze – Outsmarting Traffic, Together

38 Diskonkey - USB Flash Drive

39 Venμs Environmental Research Satellite

40 Iron Dome – Rocket and Mortar Air Defense System

41 Gridon - Preventing Power Outages in High Voltage Grids

42 The First Israeli Nanosatellite

43 Intel's New Generation Processors

44 Electroink - The World’s First Electronic Ink for Commercial Printing

45 Development of A Commercial Membrane for Desalination

46 Developing Modern Wine from Vines of The Bible

47 New Varieties of Seedless Grapes

48 Long-Keeping Regular and Cherry Tomatoes

49 Adapting Citrus Cultivation to Desert Conditions

50 Rhopalaea Idoneta - A New Ascidian Species from The Gulf of Eilat

51 Life in The Dead Sea - Various Fungi Discovered in The Brine

52 Drip Technology - The Irrigation Method That Revolutionized Agriculture

Repair of Heart Tissues from Algae

54 Proof of The Existence of Imaginary Particles, Which Could Be Used in Quantum Computers

55 Flying in Peace with The Birds

56 Self-Organization of Bacteria Colonies Sheds Light on The Behaviour of Cancer Cells

57 The First Israeli Astronaut, Colonel Ilan Ramon

58 Dr. Chaim Weizmann - Scientist and Statesman, The First President of Israel, One of The Founders of The Modern Field of Biotechnology

59 Aaron Aaronsohn Botanist, Agronomist, Entrepreneur, Zionist Leader, and Head of The Nili Underground Organization

60 Albert Einstein - Founding Father of The Theory of Relativity, Co-Founder of the Hebrew University in Jerusalem

61 Maimonides - Doctor and Philosopher

[notallthoseinheadspace]

If you have boobs, listen to them.

I’m not great about listening to my body - chronic pain and working manual labor jobs for thirty years mostly make me want it to shut up, because pain is very loud sometimes.

But last June when I was at the doctor for something else (which we still haven’t figured out) that hurt a lot more, he asked if I was having other problems, because he doesn’t often see me.

‘Eh, my left breast has been kind of uncomfortable for a little while?’

Fortunately, he not only listens, but takes things seriously. Diagnostic mammogram, several years before I should have needed them for routine testing.

‘Hmm,’ said the mammogram techs. ‘Let’s biopsy that.’ (‘That’ was an abnormality in my left breast that appeared to be shaped like a piece of macaroni. Amused concern about boob noodles abounded.)

As much as I try to ignore my body is roughly how successful my body actually is at ignoring lidocaine. The biopsy - which was mammogram guided and from a medical technology standpoint, really cool! - hurt like blue blazing fuck.

‘Hmm,’ said the folks who examined the biopsy. ‘That’s weird but doesn’t appear to be cancerous, at least?’

(It still hurt. It continued to hurt worse as time went on.)

It turns out - because there was a history of ovarian cancer from my father’s side of the family and gene testing was done to check for other factors - that I’m also positive for a BRCA 2 mutation that increases my lifetime risk of breast and ovarian cancers to roughly stratospheric levels.

Thanks, dad.

So. Boobs off? Boobs off.

As it turned out, boobs off was going to take a length of time that was becoming increasingly unbearable since the pain in my breast was continuing to get worse.

‘Can we just get the noodle out?’ I asked, rather despairingly, and apparently we could!

Having a section of my boob the size of half a deck of cards excised did not hurt at all, despite my worries following the biopsy.

It did, however, show that I had cancer.

So, boobs are coming off - in a week and a half, actually, which is engendering very complicated emotions (none of them about gender, funnily) followed by chemo, possibly radiation, then reconstruction, since I’m getting it done with my own tissue rather than implants.

It’s going to be a really long year.

So, yeah, listen to your boobs, regardless of sex and gender. Breast cancer hits plenty of men, too.

And if anyone wants to help make my recovery a little easier I have a wishlist?

[eldritchamy]

@creative-sparx replied to your post “science fantasy is such a hard genre to be into...”:

The magic system in Diane Duane's Young Wizards series is handled very much like a science with many different categories, grounded mostly in the concept of entropy I believe; I would say it is very much a fantasy using science elements rather than science fiction using fantasy. As a bonus, Diane is a very active and friendly Tumblr user who often engages in the specifics of the system with fans, and has a lot of writing credentials in both fantasy and science fiction.

Now that sounds like something me and my own magic system might be interested in reading.

I think what I'm looking for is not Science Fantasy, (which seems to be just a synonym for science fiction), but Scientific Fantasy.

I want a world where magic is just a fact of the world and is studied like any other science. It's just part of how the world works, as recognized and math'd out as gravity.

So much of Urban Fantasy fucks up the worldbuilding by just slapping a magic system on top of a world that is otherwise exactly like ours. And a world exactly like ours wouldn't exist at all if there were magic. If magic was a TOOL that people could use to SOLVE PROBLEMS, it would be USED to solve problems the same way we would think to use machines and electricity. Those solutions, and the new problems people would discover by using them, would look nothing like our world at all.

In a world that has had access to magic over a long period of time, the kinds of problems you CAN solve, and even the kinds of problems you would THINK OF AS PROBLEMS IN NEED OF SOLVING, would be radically different from the problems our world, and our technology, has developed to deal with.

Long range communication wouldn't be solved by a box with electricity trapped inside it. There would be magical approaches to solving that problem. Okay, MAYBE a crystal tablet that can display information is a good enough idea that someone would think of it. If the world is old enough? Sure, someone has probably figured out that electricity exists and can be used by people who are less skilled or comfortable with magic to solve similar problems, but magic wouldn't just be slapped onto the surface of an otherwise unchanged world. The entire structure of society and the tools it creates and uses would be completely different.

Like Senshi using earth golems as a kind of farmland that manages its own water supply and fights off pests. LIVING HYDROPONIC CONSTRUCTS. That's brilliant.

The entire fucking world would be radically changed in more ways than even a very dedicated worldbuilder could ever really imagine. Public transit could be magic based, even teleportation based. Energy grids could be powered by magic. Something equivalent to an elevator could be done through levitation fields. Shipping could be managed through demiplanes that open in multiple places. Medical science could incorporate magic as a diagnostic tool. With an extreme level of fine control, surgeons could heal incisions or tissue damage without stitches. Magic wouldn't need to be a separate form of education, the basics would just be taught alongside the water cycle or the respiratory cycle.

People would make jokes 20 years after graduating about how mana is the powerhouse of the soul.

THERE'S NO GODDAMN REASON FOR A WORLD WITH MAGIC TO BE LOCKED TO THE AESTHETIC AND TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT OF MEDIEVAL EUROPE.

Magical constructs could be teleported into orbit for space research. Think of the possibilities of a magic space race! Astromancy wizards summoning familiars on the moon!

There's so much more you can do with a magical setting than mud and castles and dragons and liches and horses. It's FANTASY! FANTASIZE! IMAGINE SOMETHING!

What if instead of meeting in a tavern you were stuck on a 3 hour connecting flight together on a sky train. You meet at the airport on your way to a tourist trap in the fey realm for spring break while working towards a degree in Arcanodynamics, and bond over the fact that it kinda sucks, and that pixiedust pretzel was in no way worth SEVEN gold, and their internship at the alchemical research hospital doesn't pay enough for this shit.

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It is a quiet day in the hideout wherein each crew member is minding his own business. slick is sitting at the table sharpening his float like a butterfly sting like a butterfly knife. deuce has cards laid out on the floor playing freecell while kicking his short legs and Droog is at his luxurious armchair reading pornography. Hearts is nowhere to be seen because all the midnight crew writers exclude him based on his weight. Deuce has been coughing and sneezing, wiping it on his sleeve, and droog has finally had enough, saying "We have tissues, deuce." Deuce says, well, I think it is economical and good for the environment as well if I just use my sleeve! It is washable unlike the tissues! Slick messes with his sleeve in the background, looking fidgety. He is carving hard on his butterfly knife. Droog says use a handkerchief if youre concerned about the environment. Stop ruining your jacket. Deuce has a stuffy voice , asking, can i borrow yours? Droog finally lowers his newspaper and assumes his first facial expression of the day. "No." Slick has dropped the knife and harshly rubs his sleeve against his arm again. Everyone hears the little annoyed sound he makes because he is so pissed. He pulls down the sleeve to see that some kind of crust has developed on his shell and quickly tugs it up again. Deuce was watching. He says do you have eczema boss? Slick is PISSED and puts his arm to his chest, saying, chess people dont get that shit. by the way, I have an allergy to retarded deucebags. He gets up to leave but the camera shot is mildly blurry and he seems disoriented. Deuce says oh.. sorry about that boss, I will try to become hypoallergenic, as his voice is increasingly drowned out by a heart palpitations sound track. Droog looks at slick with a very small frown. "boss?" slick mumbles in response. the camera begins fading and getting replaced with static... "...BOSS!" crap clattering sound effect. Now it pans out on an unflattering shot of slick sprawled out on the floor, on top of the cards, while droog and deuce are flipping out (in their own ways) and also boxcars came out of his room. cut to black. Cue House MD Intro.

Cuddy is explaining to some random hospital admin that a carapacian patient needs to be transferred to another hospital that specialises in treating chess people. House has overheard because hes there for some reason and is interested, making a racial comment, "I think we can handle a little pest problem." (dersites are likened to cockroaches)"I'll take the case." After a small argument that includes a comment on her clothing Cuddy allows him to take it for some reason but says if he screws up she will personally oversee the patients transfer. The diagnostic team is gossiping in their office. Foreman says house is just interested in the patients bionic limb technology and scoffs at the idea of house as a cyborg. Cameron says it's a good option for him to explore and chase says hah, maybe fifty years from now, signifying awareness that slick has access to future tech yet lives in their world for some reason that never gets addressed again. House walks in making a snarky comment indicating awareness of their gossip and begins listing off slick symptoms. the ER blood test noted his potassium was low so they were on fixing this. but he has a rash that seems to be getting worse. Unusual for people with insectlike carapaces for skin. Foreman remarks about how maybe he should be treating someone of his own species and house says thats funny because, you treat white patients all the time! Foreman stares at him. House just continues talking and then cameron goes to run tests on slick. Chase and foreman are sent to try to find the crews hideout. When cameron walks in the entire crew is chilling at the room staring at each other silently carapace style. Slick is angry that he has to be here and keeps insisting theres nothing wrong with him and says he just has an STD. he keeps picking on his IV but perks up upon seeing Cameron and asks if shes "in circulation." she is amused because she finds him cute (like an animal) and uses his interest as leverage to make him cooperate with testing him for an allergy and whatever else. She tests his reflexes and finds he doesnt have any but worries that she just doesn’t know how to test a carapacian’s reflexes, but deuce allows her to try it on him and it works. Droog keeps lighting cigarettes behind her back when she keeps telling him he cant smoke in the room but when she threatens to force him to leave he just wordlessly goes to smoke on their fancy private room balcony. Boxcars also keeps giving slick snacks he brought in from outside. Slick is having trouble breathing now and Cameron thinks its secondhand smoke and opens a window. but actually a cgi shot of inside his veins shows that his blood pressure is through the roof and alarming music is playing while he starts bleeding out of his olfactory area. also Deuce keeps sneezing everywhere

The team meet to discuss their findings. Foreman and chase had a short investigation someplace that was presumably the address on slicks file but its some dilapidated abandoned warehouse with just bloodstains and a shitty chair and a dangling lightbulb in the middle. No Dice. House tells cameron to put slick on whatever drugs for the rash and blood pressure and she says Already did. Theyre not working. and he is negative for STDs. House keeps trying to make them connect the blood pressure, hyporeflexia, and the rash into one condition and also deuce's cold. Is it just a cold..or is it related to slick’s condition? Nothing they think of makes sense along with the variables for carapace biology and house decides they NEED to find out where the crew lives. He says some stupid crap like: theyre are insect. they seek warmth at night. The team must trail the crew members outside of visitation. but cameron gets to stay and look after slick because House thinks its funny that slick is into her and wants to see if she can love a cockroach. this backfires because cameron is actually getting more exposure to droog who she keeps heckling about his smoking habit because she believes that second hand smoke is causing slicks high blood pressure and killing him and is trying to guilt droog about this.

Foreman and chase are driving and trailing deuce from afar because they figure hes the easiest. Deuce leads them all around everywhere but his schedule is really just very hectic and eventually it cuts to late night time when he goes to the hideout after theyve wasted several hours. Foreman and chase stare then look at each other as they finally watch him crawl into the pothole. Some time later they finally get to investigate the hideout and are amazed at the health hazards, possible sources of mold or sewage leaks. They collect several samples and note huge amounts of kefir and junk food in the fridge and candy stashes everywhere. Foreman peers at a scotty dog packet before throwing it into a biohazard bag and says yeah. with THIS diet it was only a matter of time before one of them got sick. Chase says theyre insects, they can eat anything they want. He’s in slicks room and makes a face at the knife under his pillow before going in a drawer and finding something. “Hey foreman.. check this out.” He emerges from the room dangling Slick’s scotty dog mag at foreman then tossing it at him. foreman looks disgusted and chase makes an unfunny joke containing the words “doggy style” that he doesnt react to. It cuts back to the meeting room where chase is saying this guy lives, breathes, eats, even fancies Scottie dogs. and kefir. Foreman says, Glycyrrhizin toxicity. He eats pounds of liquorice every day, his henchmen have clearly been sneaking him the liquorice while hes been here too. That explains the potassium and the high blood pressure. and the rash is EASILY a reaction to any of the mold in that sewer though they havent tested it yet. House says, “probably why he looks like a giant stick of liquorice too.” he rests his chin on his cane and noncommittally says "K." everyone stares at him. House says, as in, give Mr Samsa the K. And wean him off the candy. Slick refuses to eat any bananas and keeps limpwristedly slapping them away with his diminishing muscle strength even though chase, in a moment of imitating house, threatened to spray him with raid. also parts of his carapace are chipping off and discoloured and it's disturbing but his blood pressure is getting better.

House finally comes down to observe because hes been so interested in the metal arm and Slick quickly goes from throwing a banana tempy tanty to making a rude comment about him and his cane. House says something back regarding having two arms or two eyes. Slick continues to express distaste at being treated by a “cripple doctor” as if he conflates physical disabilities with intellectual disabilities. Droog actually lowers his newspaper and watchesvthis happen with Cameron, who still hates him for the cigarettes. slick begins acting strange. He asks house in a low tone if the room is REALLY private. You know... cus they have eyes everywhere. Droog tells slick not to bring this shit to the doctors but house is quiet and asks slick who "they" are. Cut to Foreman and chase who have been in the lab doing tests on various substances. they discover nothing from the hideout was causing slicks problem and burst into the meeting room to announce this but house says he knows. "Psychosis" is now written on the whiteboard while the liquorice poisoning symptoms are all crossed off because they resolved that. it makes no sense because droog told them that slick has always been scared of government cameras and body doubles getting planted to steal his bodily fluids etc. but House believes it is connected and that slick has been physically sick for longer than he let on. Foreman theorises its possible he has some rare infection and is just crazy at the same time. House lets him put slick on broad spectrum antibiotics and he seems to be improving, which pleases foreman because he is being proven right. They decide on an mri to confirm it further but slick becomes extremely aggressive and withdraws his consent when they tell him he needs to to take off his prosthetic arm for the test. Droog reveals that he is slick’s medical attorney becuse slick is criminally insane. He gladly signs off on the form to make slick have the mri. Slick loses his shit and uses his returning strength to fend off anyone who tries to make him take off his arm. Foreman tries to hit him with a sedative but can’t get the needle through his shell and can’t stop him from moving enough to stick it into one of his soft joints. Eventually chase pries slick’s mouth open while foreman squirts the medicine into his mouth like a dog. the procedure goes smoothly after this. They do not find anything. Chase jokes about it afterwards wondering what slick’s deal was since he could just put the arm back on afterwards. But house is quiet as he leans on his cane. “..He doesn’t want to be like me.”

Cameron uses this time to have her final emotional discussion with droog on the balcony. He says the candy was causing the blood pressure not the smoke and that's fine now. So what's the issue. Cameron keeps going on and on. she talks about how its going to kill him and if not him then slick. Droog says sure doll and takes a long drag. Cameron is so upset she walks back inside and is about to go into the hallway until she notices slick is having difficulty with his lunch. And its not a side effect of the drugs wearing off. There is a stressful cgi cut away of electricity travelling and flaring within slicks nerves and muscles. He's trying to stab his hospital meatloaf but his hand is quivering and his joints have locked up and seem inflamed. He nonchalantly switches to his metal hand but sees that cameron has been looking at him with shock. He looks back at her with a blank face as extremely tense music plays. Cut to black...

House mutters "Psoriatic arthritis." He figured it affects the nails on a human and the entire carapace on, a carapace. That’s what slicks “rash” is. But they cant figure out why he temporarily improved on the antibiotics before getting rapidly worse. theres no way he dodged any of the medicine because it’s in his iv. The conversation doesnt continue because they all get a page at once. Slick has shat blood.

Cameron is upset that slick keeps deteriorating because she feels like nothing that happens will make droog look like he cares. He just always sits there in the chair reading the paper with his legs crossed. House determines that Foreman’s antibiotics damaged his intestinal lining. They gave him the wrong dosage because they measured it for a human of his size while a carapacian metabolises it less efficiently. While they’re realising this house makes a face and goes ooouhh... Nobody tell cuddy! He visits Slick again and hobbles over next to his bed, on his blind side, where deuce was trying to spoon feed him his meatloaf ketchup dinner but he was pushing him off using his mechanical arm. Slick says “Leave it deuce the gimp’s here to poison me again!” and deuce scrambles away with the food. Slick points to the katchup meatloaf using his metal arm and tells house that it looks exactly like what he shit out two hours ago. House says conversationally “You know... WITH the cane i have three legs.” Slick is glaring at him hatefully. “But.. i still have two without it.” slick says it dont matter how many he has if they don’t work right. House lowers his tone and says “youre not better than me.” Slicks eye is narrowed. “Yeah. i’m a cripple sure. but you are too. Your ASSISTIVE DEVICE just happens to have more functions than mine.” slick continues showing his teeth at house and tells him to fuck off. House says So animalistic! whatever you say. One eye. and hobbles away

Some time later house is playing freecell on his office computer. Cuddy has just walked in. She says house.. we need to talk. House looks up at her casually. Admit it. you have no idea how to treat him and you're making him worse because you are using human solutions and diagnoses for a non human being. and MY ass is going to be getting sued by the carapace rights organisation. I forbid this. bluh bluh bluh. House does some bit about how their bodily systems are similar enough and says he thought she wanted to promote inter species equality at the hospital. He gets around cuddy again by pointing out that carapace hospitals are underfunded slum holes becuase nobody actually cares about those cute little rascals and that slick is likely better off here anyway. This is the truth so cuddy reluctantly allows him to keep slick. House takes out his frustration by going to wilson at the cafeteria and taking food off his plate. WIlson already knows and tells house hes gonna kill this guy because he didn’t realise carapaces have two miniature hearts instead of one normal sized one or something like that. (Carapacian is the modern accepted term to refer to them while carapace is a mildly dated term that people argue strips them of their personhood) House says come on you have to admit hes interesting. Wilson correctly deduces that the point of interest is slick’s fully functional prosthetic arm and that house would love to have some shit like this to replace his leg muscles or summat. House feels persecuted for his harmless interest but wilson truly thinks slick should get taken care of by carapace doctors, who “actually know what theyre doing” instead of being stuck with house just because he wants in on what slick has. House takes a swig of wilson’s coffee but it isn’t coffee. He looks at him weirdly and wilson mumbles “It’s kombucha.. just thought id try something new....” House looks more aghast and wison admits that he has been having gastrointentional issues and thought something probiotic would help. But he continues talking and says house needs to find a balance between satisfying his curiosity or actually helping patients, and speculates that a balance could never happen because these are the same concepts for house. House has begun staring into the distance. He mutters, you cant have one without the other... He gets up and quickly hobbles away

House bursts into slick’s room where hes curled up sweating in pain from gastrointestinal distress. A crappy cgi animation of bacteria cells moving in a microbiome and being killed by medicine is shown as he speaks. “When we gave you the antibiotics we got rid of the bacteras that were making you sick. Thats why you started getting better. But the medicine doesnt discriminate. When it went on its little extermination endeavour it targeted all the bacteria that was helping you, too. And because all youve had to eat in the last several days was cafeteria meatloaf and scottie dog candy,” (Cgi of proteins and carbohydrates travelling through while the evil looking bacteria in his stomach swarms around it) “your gut microbiome only fed the harmful bacteria instead of allowing any of the beneficial ones to regrow.” Slick is in shock and droog has raised his eyebrows. Slick eyes house, reluctant to trust him. He says, I have bacteria in me? House has hobbled up to his bed and says Yyyah. Right around...HERE. he jabs slick in the stomach with his cane causing him to double over. House turns to droog and says make sure he gets a share of your kefir stash from now on. He’ll live. and leaves the room

Later on slick has been discharged and the crew are all leaving the hospital together and boxcars has a plus one with him, the sexy nurse from earlier. thats what he was doing the entire time. 2000s easy listening music is playing. Before slick throws open the doors he sees house watching and shows his teeth and gums at him again. House has learned the ways of a carapace and shows his teeth a little back. Slick is satisfied and skulks out followed by droog and boxcars and his babe. Deuces voice is heard: DOCTOR HOUSE! He is standing there looking very little next to house. He says My boss wanted me to give this to you! I think he was too shy to do it himself! he puts a note into houses hand and then does a short guy scuttle out of the lobby. House looks at the note. It is the phone number and name of an underground carapacian prosthetic clinic. Credits begin

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Noninvasive Technique Reveals How Cells’ Gene Expression Changes Over Time - Technology Org

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Noninvasive Technique Reveals How Cells’ Gene Expression Changes Over Time - Technology Org

MIT researchers can now track a cell’s RNA expression to investigate long-term processes like cancer progression or embryonic development.

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Sequencing all of the RNA in a cell can reveal a great deal of information about its function and what it is doing at a given time. However, the sequencing process destroys the cell, making it difficult to study ongoing changes in gene expression.

An alternative approach developed at MIT could enable researchers to track such changes over extended periods of time. The new method, which is based on a noninvasive imaging technique known as Raman spectroscopy, doesn’t harm cells and can be performed repeatedly.

Using this technique, the researchers showed that they could monitor embryonic stem cells as they differentiated into several other cell types over several days. This technique could enable studies of long-term cellular processes such as cancer progression or embryonic development, and one day might be used for diagnostics for cancer and other diseases.

“With Raman imaging you can measure many more time points, which may be important for studying cancer biology, developmental biology, and a number of degenerative diseases,” says Peter So, a professor of biological and mechanical engineering at MIT, director of MIT’s Laser Biomedical Research Center, and one of the authors of the paper.

Koseki Kobayashi-Kirschvink, a postdoc at MIT and the Broad Institute of Harvard and MIT, is the lead author of the study, which appears today in Nature Biotechnology. The paper’s senior authors are Tommaso Biancalani, a former Broad Institute scientist; Jian Shu, an assistant professor at Harvard Medical School and an associate member of the Broad Institute; and Aviv Regev, executive vice president at Genentech Research and Early Development, who is on leave from faculty positions at the Broad Institute and MIT’s Department of Biology.

Imaging gene expression

Raman spectroscopy is a noninvasive technique that reveals the chemical composition of tissues or cells by shining near-infrared or visible light on them. MIT’s Laser Biomedical Research Center has been working on biomedical Raman spectroscopy since 1985, and recently, So and others in the center have developed Raman spectroscopy-based techniques that could be used to diagnose breast cancer or measure blood glucose.

However, Raman spectroscopy on its own is not sensitive enough to detect signals as small as changes in the levels of individual RNA molecules. To measure RNA levels, scientists typically use a technique called single-cell RNA sequencing, which can reveal the genes that are active within different types of cells in a tissue sample.

In this project, the MIT team sought to combine the advantages of single-cell RNA sequencing and Raman spectroscopy by training a computational model to translate Raman signals into RNA expression states.

“RNA sequencing gives you extremely detailed information, but it’s destructive. Raman is noninvasive, but it doesn’t tell you anything about RNA. So, the idea of this project was to use machine learning to combine the strength of both modalities, thereby allowing you to understand the dynamics of gene expression profiles at the single cell level over time,” Kobayashi-Kirschvink says.

To generate data to train their model, the researchers treated mouse fibroblast cells, a type of skin cell, with factors that reprogram the cells to become pluripotent stem cells. During this process, cells can also transition into several other cell types, including neural and epithelial cells.

Using Raman spectroscopy, the researchers imaged the cells at 36 time points over 18 days as they differentiated. After each image was taken, the researchers analyzed each cell using single molecule fluorescence in situ hybridization (smFISH), which can be used to visualize specific RNA molecules within a cell. In this case, they looked for RNA molecules encoding nine different genes whose expression patterns vary between cell types.

This smFISH data can then act as a link between Raman imaging data and single-cell RNA sequencing data. To make that link, the researchers first trained a deep-learning model to predict the expression of those nine genes based on the Raman images obtained from those cells.

Then, they used a computational program called Tangram, previously developed at the Broad Institute, to link the smFISH gene expression patterns with entire genome profiles that they had obtained by performing single-cell RNA sequencing on the sample cells.

The researchers then combined those two computational models into one that they call Raman2RNA, which can predict individual cells’ entire genomic profiles based on Raman images of the cells.

Tracking cell differentiation

The researchers tested their Raman2RNA algorithm by tracking mouse embryonic stem cells as they differentiated into different cell types. They took Raman images of the cells four times a day for three days, and used their computational model to predict the corresponding RNA expression profiles of each cell, which they confirmed by comparing it to RNA sequencing measurements.

Using this approach, the researchers were able to observe the transitions that occurred in individual cells as they differentiated from embryonic stem cells into more mature cell types. They also showed that they could track the genomic changes that occur as mouse fibroblasts are reprogrammed into induced pluripotent stem cells, over a two-week period.

“It’s a demonstration that optical imaging gives additional information that allows you to directly track the lineage of the cells and the evolution of their transcription,” So says.

The researchers now plan to use this technique to study other types of cell populations that change over time, such as aging cells and cancerous cells. They are now working with cells grown in a lab dish, but in the future, they hope this approach could be developed as a potential diagnostic for use in patients.

“One of the biggest advantages of Raman is that it’s a label-free method. It’s a long way off, but there is potential for the human translation, which could not be done using the existing invasive techniques for measuring genomic profiles,” says Jeon Woong Kang, an MIT research scientist who is also an author of the study.

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Source: Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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Undetectable...?

Warning: potential spoilers for the "Human Error" questline in the town of Covenant!

"Third generation synthetics represent the pinnacle of synth technology, being virtually indistinguishable from natural-born humans right down to the cellular level. [...] Though entirely biological, each Gen 3 synth contains a neurological implant inside their brain allowing them to be 'programmed' and manipulated via voice commands. This implant cannot be detected or removed without killing the synth. Synths can also have additional components installed, such as neuro-servos and other implants." (Fallout Wiki)

The statement that synths are indistinguishable from humans up until they die —and you can dissect them for components— has always made me a bit suspicious. Raised some eyebrows, from a medical perspective.

Fallout has, even after the bombs, a vast collection of solid medical technology. Focusing on diagnostics, there are x-rays (as proven by the light boxes we see around the wasteland), microscopes, and biometric scanners (judging by the name, those would tell temperature, blood pressure, heart beat, the basics), and I'm pretty sure EEG/ECG and MRI also exist, considering the implants and other enhancements people can buy, that would require some level of care and complex surgical tinkering.

And they mean to tell me none of those are able to detect components and implants. Preposterous, but alas, let's hypothesize on how this would be possible!

Regarding x-rays, there are two important terms we must keep in mind: radiotransparent and radiopaque. A radiotransparent material is that which allows the rays to completely travel through it, while radiopaque materials do the opposite, they stop the rays and "cast a shadow" on the plate below, and that's what creates images on the film. For something to not show up on an x-ray, it would have to be entirely radiotransparent, or hidden behind something entirely radiopaque.

Because of the brain and the fluids inside it, a skull is not perfectly radiopaque, allowing for foreign objects (especially those made of metal) and even some tumors to show up on the results. For this reason, a synth's components would have to be made of some specific plastic or other radiotransparent material such as epoxy resin or carbon fibers.

While we do obtain plastic from scrapping them in Fallout 4, that would most likely be its outer shell and support structures, because it would need to have internal circuits to work as intended, and those are usually not radiotransparent. Unless, of course, the institute invented/perfected a type of conductor for this exact purpose, something I wouldn't put past them.

MRI is a bit more complicated. It's a very thorough exam, and not easy to explain on a casual setting, but you can basically see everything through it. Splinters, tumors, abscesses, hernias, hardly anything escapes an MRI, especially not a foreign object, even if it is radiotransparent and non-metallic (metal and MRIs do not mix), this exam will most likely show it's contour in the tissue that surrounds it. And even if there was some built-in function on the component to muddle the results, a doctor would still be able to notice something was wrong based on that alone.

Those exams aren't commonplace, however, especially in post-apoc., and that may be why synths escape detection by it. Another thing is that the components are located in the brain, and would only show up if this area was scanned (groundbreaking information!). I imagine the rates of brain tumours, aneurysms and strokes in androids aren't that high.

Things get a bit more interesting on the EEG. An electroencephalogram, if you want to be posh, detects the electrical activity of the brain, which happens with every synapse your neurons make; and synapses can be defined as electric impulses that stimulate different parts of the brain to fulfill different functions. Those constantly moving currents create an electromagnetic field that is picked up by sensors glued to the patient's head.

It's important to consider that, according to the electrodynamics area of physics, the movement of electrons in any circumstance creates an electromagnetic field. Electrons move around constantly in every functioning electronic device (yet more groundbreaking information), and because of this, the circuits of the implants would be emitting an EM field at all times, seeing as they doesn't shut down. Logically, the EEG machine would end up registering this activity, the results of which would be most probably abnormal when compared to a normal EEG.

Again, this is not a very frequent exam to be made, and there is a chance that its results for a synth could be mistaken with those of an epileptic patient, so the possibility of synths going under the radar is still present.

What I conclude is that, under normal circumstances it would be extremely difficult to detect a synth, but if you were actively screening for them, taking what happens in Covenant as an example, you would certainly know what to look for and most definitely wouldn't waste your time with silly psychological evaluations. I know those folks were not that well in the head, but that much paranoia is bad for efficiency. Not that I want them to capture any synths, mind you, screw that entire creepy ass town!

To wrap it up, a competent doctor would be able to detect a synth if he was focused on it, and it's a bit of a wasted story/quest potential for Drs. Amari and Carrington if you ask me. Like many other lore details from Fallout 4, this one suffers from what I think is just plain old rushed production lol.

And that's it for today! Have a Deckerd for free serotonin :)

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"Exploring Endometrial Ablation: Is It the Right Choice for You?"

OVERVIEW OF AN ENDOMETRIAL ABLATION

WHAT IS ENDOMETRIAL ABLATION

Endometrial ablation is a minimally invasive procedure that aims to reduce or eliminate heavy menstrual bleeding in women who have not responded to other forms of treatment. It is typically considered when medical management and less invasive treatments have been ineffective.

WHY IT IS PERFORMED Endometrial ablation surgery is usually recommended for women who experience heavy or prolonged menstrual bleeding (menorrhagia) but do not desire future pregnancies. It is not suitable for women who wish to become pregnant because it can significantly reduce fertility.

Techniques of Endometrial Ablation

Electrocautery: Explain the use of electric current to cauterize the endometrial lining. Thermal Balloon Ablation: Describe the balloon insertion and how heat destroys the tissue. Radiofrequency Ablation: Detail the procedure involving radiofrequency energy. Cryoablation: Explain the freezing technique. Microwave Ablation: Describe the use of microwave energy. Hydrothermal Ablation: Explain how heated fluid is circulated for ablation. Compare and contrast the techniques, highlighting their pros and cons.

Endometrial Ablation Procedure:

Pre-procedure preparation: Fasting, anesthesia options, and other considerations. Procedure steps: Insertion of instruments, ablation process, and monitoring. Duration: Mention the typical duration of the procedure. Post-procedure: Describe what to expect in terms of discomfort, cramping, and discharge. Recovery: Discuss the timeline for returning to normal activities.

Effectiveness

Endometrial ablation can significantly reduce or even stop menstrual bleeding in many women. However, results can vary, and some women may require additional treatments or procedures.

Risks and Considerations While endometrial ablation is generally considered safe, there are some potential risks and considerations, such as infection, bleeding, perforation of the uterus, and changes in menstrual patterns. It's essential to discuss these risks with a healthcare provider before undergoing the procedure.

Alternative Treatments for Menorrhagia

Hormonal therapies: Explain how hormonal treatments can help manage heavy bleeding. Minimally invasive surgical techniques: Mention other options like endometrial resection. Traditional surgical approaches: Discuss the possibility of hysterectomy for severe cases.

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HLA Typing for Transplant Market: Exploring the Rise in Demand for Organ Compatibility Testing

The HLA Typing for Transplant Market plays a crucial role in ensuring the success of organ and tissue transplants. As the healthcare sector increasingly recognizes the importance of human leukocyte antigen (HLA) typing in transplant compatibility, the market is projected to grow from USD 767 million in 2023 to approximately USD 1,138 million by 2030, reflecting a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 5.8% during this period. This growth is driven by advancements in diagnostic technologies, increasing transplant procedures, and a rising prevalence of chronic diseases.

Understanding HLA Typing

HLA typing is a medical test that identifies specific proteins on the surface of cells that are critical for the immune system's ability to recognize foreign substances. This is particularly important in the context of transplants, as compatibility between the donor and recipient can significantly reduce the risk of transplant rejection.

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Key Drivers of the HLA Typing for Transplant Market

Increase in Transplant Procedures

As the number of organ transplants continues to rise due to factors such as aging populations and the prevalence of diseases like diabetes and heart disease, the demand for HLA typing services is also increasing. With more patients requiring transplants, accurate HLA matching becomes essential for improving outcomes.

Technological Advancements

Recent innovations in molecular biology and genetic testing technologies have made HLA typing more accurate, faster, and cost-effective. Techniques like next-generation sequencing (NGS) are revolutionizing the way HLA typing is performed, leading to more precise matching and reduced risks of rejection.

Rising Incidence of Chronic Diseases

The increasing prevalence of chronic conditions that may lead to the need for transplants—such as kidney disease, liver cirrhosis, and heart failure—also contributes to market growth. As more patients require transplants, the need for effective HLA typing becomes even more critical.

Challenges Facing the HLA Typing for Transplant Market

High Costs of HLA Typing Procedures

Despite advancements in technology, the costs associated with HLA typing can be a barrier for some healthcare facilities and patients. This can limit access to necessary testing, particularly in low-income areas or regions with limited healthcare resources.

Regulatory Hurdles

The HLA typing market is subject to stringent regulatory requirements that can vary by region. These regulations can complicate the development and distribution of new HLA typing technologies, potentially slowing market growth.

Shortage of Organ Donors

While the demand for transplants is growing, the availability of suitable organ donors has not kept pace. This mismatch can limit the overall impact of HLA typing in improving transplant outcomes.

Market Segmentation

By Product Type

Reagents and Consumables: Items required for conducting HLA typing tests, including kits and supplies.

Instruments: Equipment used for HLA typing, such as sequencers and analyzers.

Software: Platforms for managing and analyzing HLA typing data.

By Testing Method

Molecular Typing: Techniques involving DNA analysis for HLA typing.

Serological Typing: Traditional methods that analyze antibodies in the blood.

By End-User

Hospitals: Major facilities conducting HLA typing for transplant compatibility.

Diagnostic Laboratories: Specialized labs providing HLA typing services.

Research Institutions: Entities involved in HLA typing for studies and advancements in transplant medicine.

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Geographical Insights

North America

North America holds a significant share of the HLA typing for transplant market, driven by advanced healthcare infrastructure, high transplant rates, and robust research activities. The U.S. leads in organ transplant procedures, further fueling the demand for HLA typing.

Europe

Europe is also a key player, with several countries investing in transplant services and HLA typing. The growing awareness of the importance of compatible organ transplants is boosting the market in this region.

Asia-Pacific

The Asia-Pacific region is expected to witness the highest growth during the forecast period. Rapid advancements in healthcare, increasing disposable incomes, and rising awareness of transplant procedures are driving the demand for HLA typing services in countries like China and India.

Key Players in the HLA Typing for Transplant Market

Thermo Fisher Scientific

A leading provider of HLA typing solutions, Thermo Fisher offers a range of reagents, instruments, and software for transplant compatibility testing.

Illumina, Inc.

Known for its innovative sequencing technologies, Illumina is making significant strides in molecular typing for HLA analysis.

BGI Group

BGI provides comprehensive genetic testing services, including HLA typing, and is a key player in the Asian market.

Emerging Trends in the HLA Typing for Transplant Market

Personalized Medicine

The trend towards personalized medicine is driving advancements in HLA typing. Tailoring transplant protocols to individual genetic profiles can enhance compatibility and improve patient outcomes.

Automation in Testing

Automated HLA typing solutions are gaining popularity as they reduce human error, increase throughput, and provide faster results.

Increased Collaboration

Collaborations between hospitals, research institutions, and diagnostic laboratories are enhancing the development of new HLA typing technologies and methodologies, fostering innovation in the field.

Future Outlook for the HLA Typing for Transplant Market

The HLA typing for transplant market is poised for substantial growth in the coming years. As technology continues to advance and the demand for transplants rises, the importance of accurate HLA typing will only increase. With a projected market size of USD 1,138 million by 2030, this sector presents significant opportunities for innovation and improvement in transplant success rates.

Conclusion

The HLA Typing for Transplant Market is on an upward trajectory, driven by the growing number of transplant procedures, technological advancements, and the rising prevalence of chronic diseases. Despite challenges such as high costs and regulatory hurdles, the future of HLA typing looks promising, with the potential to significantly enhance transplant compatibility and patient outcomes.

FAQs

What is HLA typing? HLA typing is a test that identifies specific proteins on cells, crucial for matching organ donors and recipients to reduce transplant rejection.

Why is HLA typing important for transplants? It ensures compatibility between the donor and recipient, which is vital for the success of organ transplants.

What are the main drivers of growth in the HLA typing market? Increasing transplant procedures, technological advancements, and the rise in chronic diseases are key drivers.

What challenges does the HLA typing market face? High costs, regulatory hurdles, and a shortage of organ donors pose challenges to market growth.

How is technology influencing the HLA typing for transplant market? Advancements in molecular typing and automation are making HLA typing faster, more accurate, and cost-effective.

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Stem Cell Therapy Doctor Cayman Islands at Shiney Wellness: Transforming Health and Wellness

Stem cell therapy has revolutionized healthcare by offering cutting-edge treatments for a variety of conditions, from chronic diseases to injuries. In the Cayman Islands, Shiney Wellness stands at the forefront of this medical innovation, providing high-quality, patient-centered care. As more people seek advanced and non-invasive treatment options, Shiney Wellness offers a haven for those looking to improve their quality of life with stem cell therapy.

Understanding Stem Cell Therapy

Stem cell therapy involves using the body's regenerative cells to repair damaged tissues and treat various diseases. The cells, known for their ability to develop into different types of tissues, offer promise in healing injuries, reducing pain, and promoting overall health.

What Are Stem Cells?

Stem cells are the foundation cells of the human body, capable of developing into various cell types such as muscle, bone, or brain cells. Their unique ability to regenerate and repair makes them ideal for medical treatments.

Types of Stem Cells Used in Therapy

There are two main types of stem cells used in therapy: embryonic stem cells and adult stem cells. While embryonic cells are harvested from embryos, adult stem cells can be obtained from bone marrow, fat tissue, or blood. Shiney Wellness uses the latest advancements in adult stem cell therapies, ensuring ethical and safe treatment options.

How Stem Cell Therapy Works

Stem cells are injected into the affected area, where they begin to repair damaged tissues by promoting cell growth and reducing inflammation. Depending on the condition being treated, patients may receive multiple treatments to achieve the desired outcomes.

Why Choose Stem Cell Therapy in the Cayman Islands?

The Cayman Islands are rapidly becoming a hub for medical tourism, offering top-notch healthcare services in a serene and beautiful environment. Shiney Wellness, located in this tropical paradise, combines cutting-edge treatments with a world-class team of doctors and state-of-the-art facilities.

Medical Expertise in the Cayman Islands

The Cayman Islands attract highly qualified medical professionals from around the world. Shiney Wellness boasts a team of experienced doctors specializing in stem cell therapy, ensuring patients receive the best care available.

Advanced Facilities at Shiney Wellness

Shiney Wellness is equipped with advanced medical technologies that make stem cell treatments both safe and effective. From diagnostic tools to comfortable treatment rooms, patients can expect a high level of care and professionalism.

Benefits of Medical Tourism in the Cayman Islands

In addition to receiving top-tier medical care, patients can enjoy the stunning beauty of the Cayman Islands. Recovering in this idyllic setting allows for both physical and emotional healing, making the treatment experience even more beneficial.

Shiney Wellness: A Leader in Stem Cell Therapy

Shiney Wellness has emerged as a leader in the field of regenerative medicine, offering specialized stem cell therapies for a range of conditions.

About Shiney Wellness

With a strong commitment to personalized care, Shiney Wellness provides tailored treatments based on each patient's unique needs. The clinic emphasizes a holistic approach, focusing on both medical and lifestyle factors to ensure long-term success.

Specialized Stem Cell Therapies Offered

Shiney Wellness offers a variety of stem cell treatments, including those for orthopedic injuries, autoimmune diseases, neurological disorders, and anti-aging purposes. Each therapy is designed to help patients achieve their health goals with minimal risk.

Patient-Centered Care Approach

Patients at Shiney Wellness receive individualized attention throughout their treatment journey. From the initial consultation to post-treatment follow-ups, the team ensures that every aspect of care is handled with professionalism and empathy.

Conditions Treated with Stem Cell Therapy at Shiney Wellness

Stem cell therapy is a versatile treatment that can address numerous health conditions.

Orthopedic Conditions

Stem cell therapy is often used to treat joint and bone injuries, including osteoarthritis, ligament tears, and chronic pain.

Autoimmune Diseases

Patients with autoimmune diseases like lupus or rheumatoid arthritis may find relief through stem cell therapy, which helps modulate the immune system's response and reduce inflammation.

Neurological Disorders

Stem cell therapy shows promise in treating neurological conditions such as Parkinson’s disease, multiple sclerosis, and stroke recovery.

Anti-Aging Treatments

Stem cell therapy can be utilized for anti-aging purposes by promoting tissue repair, enhancing skin quality, and improving overall vitality.

Success Stories from Shiney Wellness Patients

The impact of stem cell therapy at Shiney Wellness can be seen through numerous success stories, where patients have experienced significant improvements in their health.

Testimonials and Real-World Results

Many patients report life-changing results after undergoing stem cell therapy at Shiney Wellness. From pain relief to restored mobility, the benefits speak for themselves.

Long-Term Health Improvements

Stem cell therapy not only addresses immediate health concerns but also supports long-term improvements in overall well-being, allowing patients to lead healthier, more active lives.

The Procedure: What to Expect from Stem Cell Therapy at Shiney Wellness

From the initial consultation to follow-up care, Shiney Wellness ensures a smooth and comfortable treatment experience.

Initial Consultation and Diagnosis

The journey begins with a thorough consultation, where patients undergo a comprehensive evaluation to determine their suitability for stem cell therapy.

The Treatment Process

Depending on the condition being treated, the therapy is administered either through injections or infusions. The process is typically non-invasive and completed in a single day.

Post-Treatment Care and Follow-Up

After treatment, patients are provided with detailed post-care instructions to maximize results. Follow-up consultations ensure that recovery is progressing as expected.

Potential Risks and Side Effects of Stem Cell Therapy

Like any medical treatment, stem cell therapy carries potential risks, though they are generally minimal at Shiney Wellness due to their expertise and safety protocols.

Are There Any Risks Involved?

The risks associated with stem cell therapy are rare but may include infection or inflammation. Shiney Wellness takes every precaution to minimize these risks, ensuring a safe treatment environment.

Minimizing Risks through Expertise at Shiney Wellness

With a highly trained team and stringent safety protocols, Shiney Wellness ensures that each procedure is carried out with the utmost care, reducing any potential complications.

Cost and Insurance Information for Stem Cell Therapy in the Cayman Islands

Understanding the costs and insurance options is an important part of planning for treatment.

Pricing of Stem Cell Therapy at Shiney Wellness

While the cost of stem cell therapy varies depending on the condition and treatment plan, Shiney Wellness offers competitive pricing that reflects the high-quality care provided.

Insurance Coverage Options

Some insurance providers may cover stem cell therapy. Shiney Wellness works with patients to explore all available insurance options and payment plans.

How to Get Started: Booking a Consultation at Shiney Wellness

Taking the first step toward better health is easy with Shiney Wellness’s streamlined consultation process.

Steps to Schedule a Consultation

Booking a consultation is simple. Patients can contact Shiney Wellness through their website or phone to schedule an appointment and receive a personalized treatment plan.

Preparing for Your Visit to the Cayman Islands

Shiney Wellness provides comprehensive guidance for international patients, including travel tips, accommodation recommendations, and a detailed overview of the treatment process.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

What Conditions Can Be Treated with Stem Cell Therapy?

Stem cell therapy can treat a wide range of conditions, including orthopedic injuries, autoimmune diseases, neurological disorders, and signs of aging.

Is Stem Cell Therapy Safe?

Yes, when performed by experienced professionals like those at Shiney Wellness, stem cell therapy is a safe and effective treatment.

How Long Does It Take to See Results?

Results vary depending on the condition, but many patients notice improvements within weeks to months after treatment.

Are the Results Permanent?

The longevity of results depends on the condition being treated. In many cases, stem cell therapy offers long-lasting benefits.

What Are the Costs of Stem Cell Therapy?

Costs vary based on the specific treatment, but Shiney Wellness provides clear pricing and offers financing options.

Can International Patients Receive Treatment at Shiney Wellness?