✔️ The A&P Professor Science & Education Updates - Issue #128

Life Science

While watching a fearful memory take shape in the brain of a living fish, neuroscientists see an unexpected level of rewiring occur in the synaptic connections. Imagine that while you are enjoying your morning bowl of Cheerios, a spider drops from the ceiling and plops into the milk.

Background Mitral valve prolapse (MVP) is one of the most common forms of cardiac valve disease and affects 2% to 3% of the population. Previous imaging reports have indicated that myocardial fibro...

Blocking action of follicle-stimulating hormone prevents Alzheimer’s features in mice.

A bacterial toxin called colibactin awakens dormant viruses embedded in bacterial DNA, but its ecological role is still unknown.

Researchers have taken a major step towards mapping the entirety of genetic relationships among humans: a single genealogy that traces the ancestry of all of us. Oh wow.

Mammalian photoreceptors aggregate numerous mitochondria, organelles chiefly for energy production, in the ellipsoid region immediately adjacent to the light-sensitive outer segment to support the ...

Single test for over 50 genetic diseases will cut diagnosis from decades to days: Validating genetic diagnosis of neurological and neuromuscular diseases using faster, smaller, cheaper sequencing technologies

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2022/03/220304144646.htm

A single DNA test has been developed that can screen a patient's genome for over 50 genetic neurological and neuromuscular diseases such as Huntington's disease, muscular dystrophies and fragile X syndrome. The new test avoids a 'diagnostic odyssey' for patients that can take decades. The team has shown that the test is accurate. They are now working on validations to make it available in pathology labs. They expect it to be standard in global pathology labs within five years.

Teaching & Learning

An awesome presentation by an experienced and inspiring A&P professor—Wendy Riggs. A must-see! (you need to register for this past event view the recording at your leisure).

TAPP News & Notes

Proficiency Grading | Pass-Fail Grading | Averaging Grades | Example of Proficiency Grading | Salman Khan's Book About Education