Science breakthrough of 2013
I know it’s a bit late. I almost forgot about this. The Scientific American top ten is here: http://goo.gl/n2PzKV What’s your favorite from Science?
You can read more about the runner ups here:
http://news.sciencemag.org/2013/12/sciences-top-10-breakthroughs-2013
and more detail here:
✣ Sleep: The Ultimate Brainwasher?
✣ Source of High-Energy Cosmic Rays Nailed at Last
✣ The CRISPR Craze
✣ ScienceShot: Bringing Up Brains
✣ Gut Bugs Could Explain Obesity-Cancer Link
✣ Appendix Evolved More Than 30 Times
✣ New Solar Cell Material Acts as a Laser As Well
✣ Structural Biology Triumph Offers Hope Against a Childhood Killer
✣ Cell Investigating Breakthrough Stem Cell Paper
✣ ScienceShot: Another Way to a Clear View
✪ Cancer Immunotherapy
This is my lazy #ScienceSunday post. Ask questions and I’ll try to dig up more info on the topics that I know about.
January 26, 2014
Jason Mitchell immunotherapy for cancer is very exciting. Keep in mind that the success rate is quite low so far. Baby steps. It’s also possible that it won’t work for all cancers. For example breast cancer can have different tumor types within the same patient, even within one breast.
January 27, 2014
I have to agree with Mark Bruce and go with CRISPRs. I just designed my own guide RNAs in the lab just this week, and am looking forward to testing their ability to influence my Tissue Engineering work. Should be a fun ride.
January 27, 2014
Thanks for chiming in Mark Bruce and Robby Bowles. I was going to say the CLARITY breakthrough was my favorite along with the sleep brain washing story. However, each breakthrough has something exciting and yet none of them really resonate with what I do.
January 27, 2014
Very exciting findings in each breakthrough. Sleep brainwasher and cancer immunotherapy are my favourites. Though the cancer treatment has a long way to go, it’s a start, and may work for some cancers.
January 27, 2014
Very well made video and a great round up of this year’s news in science. Thanks, Chad Haney . My favorite has to be the CRISPR technology. Hopefully, it will mean that transgenic animals will cheaper and easier to make.
January 27, 2014
Rajini Rao I am excited about CRISPR too but as I mentioned above, it doesn’t affect me directly. Siromi Samarasinghe we have some connections here regarding cancer immunotherapy. If only we could get Buddhini Samarasinghe and T to move to the US. 🙂 I think Buddy would enjoy working on cancer immunotherapy.
January 27, 2014
Yes, Chad Haney there are so many opportunities in that field in the US. With the recent visa issues, not sure about the future plans of B&T leaving the UK!
January 27, 2014
Nevertheless, I wish them the best.