Starting from the important study by Lancaster et al (2013), discuss and critically analyse how cerebral organoids can help us better understand neurodevelopment and neurodevelopmental disorders. In addition, debate how this research established the groundwork for more recent research studies using cerebral organoids to investigate human brain development and neurodevelopmental disorders. Lancaster, M. A., Renner, […]
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What would you do to prevent Zika virus infection in your town?
Zika virus infection among pregnant women can cause birth defects such as microcephaly in the newborn child. Imagine you are the mayor of a small sub urban town in Florida in which mosquitoes are known to carry Zika virus. What would you do to prevent Zika virus infection in your town? If you decide to […]
Explain why a single nucleotide change caused the early termination of CDK5RAP2 State a hypothesis and the rationale of performing experiments
Introduction (15%) Include some general background to microcephaly and centrosomes Explain why a single nucleotide change caused the early termination of CDK5RAP2 State a hypothesis and the rationale of performing experiments Aim (5%) What is the main aim to produce in these experiments How this fits with strategy of uses of GFP Method/Strategy (including diagrams) […]
