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Gene-Edited Brain Organoids Are Unlocking the Secrets of Autism
That’s one theory for the cognitive differences seen in people with autism. “There are indications that the balance between bottom-up sensory, and top-down modulation, may be shifted,” says Matthew Belmonte, who researches neurophysiology and behavior in autism at Bangalore’s Com DEALL Trust and Nottingham Trent University. In other words, some people with autism may find…
A gene-edited pig’s heart has been transplanted into a human for the first time
The news: A pig’s heart has been transplanted into a human being for the first time. David Bennett Sr., a man with terminal heart disease, received the genetically modified heart during an eight-hour operation on Friday January 7 at the University of Maryland Medical Center, which issued a statement last night. The operation was a…