Editor’s Note: Nothing about this sounds good. Why, you might ask? Because we all know we’re living under a scientific dictatorship run by tyrannical psychopathic elites who control all the science. Tiny human brain clones? Instead of it being “perfect for testing customized brain drugs” as Pop Sci suggests, it’s more likely they will all be implanted into mice or hamsters or something. Then weaponized. The government will probably create an army of weaponized hamster assassins with tiny human brains that can talk and kill off entire cities. We saw The Secret of NIMH. We know what’s up. Via Popular Science: Prescribing medications for psychological conditions is notoriously tricky—one drug works differently for individuals with the same condition and can even change over time in […] Read More
Tag: Bioethics
Keeping ourselves upright is something most of us shouldn’t need to think a whole lot about, given we’ve been doing it almost our entire lives. But when it comes to dealing with more precarious terrain, like walking on ice or some sort of tight rope, you might think some pretty significant concentration is required. But researchers have found that even in our moments of great instability, our subconsciousness is largely responsible for keeping us from landing on our backsides. This is due to what scientists are describing as a mini-brain, a newly mapped bunch of neurons in the spinal cord which processes sensory information and could lead to new treatment for ailing motor skills and balance. “How the brain creates a sensory percept and turns […] Read More