Ciencia Aplicada

MIT Programs Memories in Microbes via DNA Editing

MIT researchers have devised a way to program memories into bacterial cells by rewriting their DNA more efficiently. Credit: MIT News, iStockphotoMIT Researchers Devised a Means to Program Memories Into Microbial Cells by Revising Their DNAOrganic engineers at MIT have created a brand-new way to edit bacterial genomes successfully and program memories right into...

Brain Neurotransmitters Predict Math Ability

Scanning was completed both during Time 1 and Time 2 (approximately 1.5 years later) in each of the 5 age groups (6-year-olds, 10-year-olds, 14-year-olds, 16-year-olds, and 18+-year-olds). Credit: Zacharopoulos G, et al., 2021, PLOS Biology, CC-BY 4.0The neurotransmitters GABA and glutamate have complementary functions - GABA inhibits neurons, while glutamate makes them extra active. Published...

Intestinal Microbes Can Help Reverse Brain Aging

Research from APC Microbiome Ireland (APC) at University College Cork (UCC) published August 9, 2021, no leading international scientific journal Nature Aging, presents a new approach to reversing aspects of brain deterioration and cognitive function related to mid-ageing of the microbes in the intestine.Microbe-Based Interventions: A Promising Approach to Reverse Brain Deterioration in Mid-AgeingAs...