“A collaboration led by researchers…has developed a microbe that can produce an advanced biofuel directly from biomass. Deploying the tools of synthetic biology, the…researchers engineered a strain of Escherichia coli bacteria to produce biodiesel fuel and other important chemicals derived from fatty acids….” Full Slice

A bit over the top title I suppose but important anyway. Mirror away !

“…neuroscientist Vilayanur Ramachandran outlines the fascinating functions of mirror neurons. Only recently discovered, these neurons allow us to learn complex social behaviors,..” Video Slice

An idea by William Calvin that he presents in this book might also be part of this.

“…Stressful conditions cause misfolded proteins to accumulate in the ER. Cells try to recover by slowing down translation and increasing production of their protein folding machinery. But if the stress continues, prolonged expression of a transcription factor called CHOP promotes cell death instead. The apoptotic machinery is triggered by calcium released from the ER, but how CHOP induces this step wasn’t known….” Full Slice

“Study links restless leg syndrome with [redacted] dysfunction in older men…more common in older men with restless leg syndrome (RLS) than in those without RLS, and the magnitude of this association increased with a higher frequency of RLS symptoms….” Full Slice