Mr. Webb
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In the article from science daily (article: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/03/130307123947.htm) shows the development of the brain of a mouse with human brain cells. The study conducted by Dr. Steve Goldman. "We grafted human glial progenitor cells into the brains of newborn mice and then waited for the mice to grow to adulthood," Says Goldman. the mice that had the new cells expressed high activity and brain development. "We then assessed both neurophysiological and behavioral measures of learning and memory, finding that the engrafted mice exhibited more rapid learning of both conditioned associations and goal-directed tasks." says Dr. Miaken.
I think this article, I think, is very relevant in recent science. In the US, our students are falling behind in math and science that the fact that mice showed memory and task improvement with human braincells might give us a chance of changing our schools. If this expanding topic continues, scientists might be able to learn more about the brain and help channel it's amazing powers.
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This is a very intriguing post. I find it interesting that they picked mice to test on. Why do you think they chose them? How will this change our schools? I think with more research this could be very beneficial.
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