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Baby to brain

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Gavin S. Dawe of the National University of Singapore and Zhi Cheng Xiao of Singapore General Hospital were looking to design therapies for stroke or diseases such as Alzheimer's. Scientists have known for years that fetal cells can enter a mother's blood in humans where they remain for at least 27 years after birth and might help repair damaged organs.

Author: Choi, Charles Q.
Publisher: Scientific American, Inc.
Publication Name: Scientific American
Subject: Science and technology
ISSN: 0036-8733
Year: 2005
Executive changes & profiles, Health aspects, Officials and employees, Pregnant women, Brain research, Fetal tissues, National University of Singapore, Dawe, Gavin S., Zhi Cheng Xiao

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Do you need only half your brain?

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The article discusses the effects of hemispherectomy, the operation in which half the brain of an individual is removed. The findings show that humans use only half the brain and the procedure does not affect the survival and functioning of the patient's body but can lead to certain physical disabilities in some cases.

Author: Choi, Charles Q.
Publisher: Scientific American, Inc.
Publication Name: Scientific American
Subject: Science and technology
ISSN: 0036-8733
Year: 2008
Care and treatment, Complications and side effects, Brain diseases, Cerebral hemispheres, Split brain

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New beginnings: ideas for a time before the big bang-which might be testable

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The article discusses unusual theories of the period 'before' the big bang, which can be discovered by future telescopes.

Author: Choi, Charles Q.
Publisher: Scientific American, Inc.
Publication Name: Scientific American
Subject: Science and technology
ISSN: 0036-8733
Year: 2007
Analysis, Observations, Big bang theory, Cosmic background radiation, Expanding universe, Space telescopes

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