Study Characterizes Epigenetic Signatures of Autism in Brain Tissue

JAMA/Archive Journals

Archives of General Psychiatry

November 7, 2011

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/11/111107162734.htm

Autism is a serious illness with a various amount of causes and origins. It's dysfunction with the cerebral cortex and other regions of the brain disrupt and make the cognitive and behavioral actions "misbehave". This might be a little esoteric (difficult to grasp, understand)The neurons in the brain are send to the nerve cells and received in different ways than other within the body. Hennady P. Shulha examined certain parts of the brain tissue of 16+ individuals diagnosed with autism. She has discovered that "histones" are small proteins that attach to DNA that control gene expression and activity. She conducted a series of experiments but less than 10 percent, of the affected genes were affected by the DNA mutations. Docter Shulha continues her research in DNA mutation, and on the study of autism, to help get to the bottom of the real reason for autism.

Science Article

Can Metals Remember Their Shape at Nanoscale, Too?

Daniel Mutter and Peter Nielaba

University of Constance

November 7, 2011
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/11/111108104623.htm

Scientists are realizing that Metal alloys are more intelligent than they think. They have realized that the Metal alloys can change back to their original state by remembering it. Authors have determined the absolute values of temperatures at which shape memory nanospheres start changing, back to their original state. To date, this topic has been highly experimented with all types of metals such as nickel and titanium. Thanks to computer simulation, authors were able to get a glimpse of the transformation process of the material during the transition. When the temp increased, the object shifted from a lower to higher line of Symantec, which differs upon it's interior. Most of the work done, was used for things such as braces, stents or oil temperature-regulating devices. The search and experiments being done can only lead to bigger, and greater things, as long as their kef (state of drowsiness) doesn't get to them!