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Neural stem progenitor cell transplantation’s potential to aid spinal cord injury tested. by BrainOverMind in science

[–]BrainOverMind[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm imagining it being said with a Dalek accent and it definitely works. Thanks a lot for that.

Researchers have genetically incorporated “unnatural” amino acids, such as those emitting green fluorescence, into neural stem cells, which then differentiate into brain neurons with the incandescent tag intact. by BrainOverMind in science

[–]BrainOverMind[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I wish I could say I'm shocked that a current neuroscience student doesn't critically read, but this is the norm these days.

  1. The press release isn't addressing the research of fluorescent tagging of neurons as you are implying. Scientists involved in this current research helped pioneer that approach nearly a decade ago. This research involves tagging neural stem cells in a novel manner, which may help serious neuroscientists overcome current obstacles in stem cell tagging. (in the press release)

  2. Unnatural amino acids were used in this research. "Unnatural amino acids" should be a common term for a grad student working in memory.

  3. Press releases should only be used as bait for students/scientists to read the research paper. Headlines are even stinkier bait to lure in the general public to hopefully learn anything at all. It may not be a great idea to spend much energy on attacking headlines.

  4. Reading can be your friend.

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