All Articles by Sudip Ghosh, MD
Dr. Ghosh is a surgeon at the University of Manchester, UK and a medical writer.
A Step Closer to the Great “Gene” Sale?
The Human Genome Project completed nearly 7 years ago may have been a slight disappointment for the "genetic technology" industry, as far fewer genes that we once thought exist on the human chromosome. Worse, this implies that there are possibly far fewer single gene disorders than we once thought, and hence the market for single gene therapy appears to be quite "limited."Enter Human Genetic Variation - dubbed by Science magazine as the Breakthrough of the Year 2007.
How “False” Memories Appear True
A new study conducted by neuroscientists at Duke University explains how we can feel confident and certain about events that never occurred. It all depends upon the area of the brain that is processing the memory.
Aloysius “Alois” Alzheimer
On November 3, 1906, a key paper from a German physician at the Royal Psychiatric Clinic at Munich University, described a case of dementia and altered behavior in Frau Auguste Deter, who had died 7 months earlier. Although dementia was a commonly diagnosed symptom of the day, the paper was unique because for the first time, its symptoms and pathological features under the microscope -- 'neurofibrillary tangles' and 'plaques' were described together.
DNA Pioneer’s Astonishing Rant
If James Watson's chemistry won him a Nobel Prize for unraveling the double helix, his recent interview published from Britain in the Sunday Times promoting his new book "Avoid Boring People: Lessons from a Life in Science" demonstrates how the pseudoscience trap can generate appalling conclusions. Worse, personally I think that James Watson's views stand the risk of being quoted as 'scientific' by organizations like the Ku Klux Clan.
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