✔️ The A&P Professor Science & Education Updates - Issue #135

Life Science

Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) Investigators Evan Eichler, Erich Jarvis, and members of the Telomere-to-Telomere consortium have unveiled the first ever sequencing of an entire human genome, adding a whole chromosome’s worth of previously hidden DNA.

A man left in a completely locked-in state by amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) has been able to communicate with his family and carers thanks to an implant. The device helped the patient, who was unable to move any muscles or even open his eyes, contact the outside world using only his brain activity.

Recent mask guidelines are designed for communities not individuals

On March 22 the World Health Organization announced that the Omicron subvariant BA.2 had become the dominant form of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID, worldwide. BA.2 shares many genetic similarities with its close relative BA.

Priceless notebooks belonging to Charles Darwin, one containing his famous "tree of life" sketch mapping out his theory of natural selection, have been mysteriously returned to Cambridge University more than 20 years after they went missing.

A novel system to control protein aggregation in a model of Parkinson’s disease may answer longstanding questions about how the disease begins and spreads, according to a new study.

Teaching & Learning

Exact numbers are difficult to gauge, but roughly 20 percent of undergraduate students (and 12 percent of graduate students) in the United States reported having a disability, including autism spectrum disorder (ASD).   The autism spectrum is broad, so not every piece of advice translates to all autistic students. But here are five things to consider when trying to create a more inviting and accessible learning environment.

A brief overview of the many varieties of colleges and universities.

Academics experiment with allowing undergraduates to text each other during assessments, and get positive response

TAPP News & Notes

Dr. Judi Nath returns for another chat, this time about her new book about nutrients, foods, diet, and our relationships with what we eat.