Entries from 2022-10-01 to 1 month

Experiments

Time-series IS and RNA-seq for documenting NCO culture https://docs.google.com/document/d/14Sk8b28u3MEL_Hj_jAe6HiC1uofTVvPYWlzk4iri5fo/edit?usp=sharing Tracking single cortical progenitors with NOTCH2NLB overexpression https://docs.google.…

Live imaging

Near-infrared fluorescent reporters The electromagnetic radiation of a wavelength longer than visible light, but shorter than microwave radiation, having a wavelength between 700 nm and 1 mm. Light sheet microscopy Custom-built No need to …

Evolution

Humans and chimpanzees share a surprising 98.8% of their DNA, while humans and gorillas share more than 96% Bonobos and chimpanzees are more closely related to humans than either of them are to the other two species of great apes: oranguta…

Glia cells

Neuroglial cells or glial cells provide supporting functions to the nervous system. Early research viewed glial cells as the “glue” of the nervous system. However, scientists are now increasingly recognizing the pivotal role glial cells pl…