onpubcom, 4 months ago to random

The Theory That Consciousness Is a Quantum System Gains Support -- Hameroff and Penrose’s Orch Or Theory sees consciousness as the outcome of a quantum collapse of a wave function
https://mindmatters.ai/2024/01/the-theory-that-consciousness-is-a-quantum-system-gains-support/

eLife, 5 months ago to random

Researchers uncovered surprising findings on the assembly of #microtubules in vitro, illustrating in this animation how holes can appear during polymerisation as subunits don’t perfectly align. #Cytoskeleton #12DaysOfeLife https://elifesciences.org/articles/83021?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=organic_12days

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eLife, 5 months ago to Neuroscience

Optogenetics helped researchers study the role of the microtubule end-binding protein, EB1, in the growth of neurons. Here, the end of a neuron reaches a strip of blue light which optogenetically inactivates EB1 causing the microtubule fibres that usually push and grow the cell to fall apart. #Neuroscience #Optogenetics #Microtubules #12DaysOfeLife https://elifesciences.org/articles/84143?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=organic_12days

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dozenoaks, 11 months ago to random

Hello! A new intro for a new instance.

I lead a research group trying to figure out axonal transport and neurodegeneration. A big emphasis on the microtubules and their motors, but really the transport of anything that doesn't have a membrane around it. For this we use a lot of single molecule methods and live cell imaging. I also post about research culture.

#introduction #kinesin #dynein #microtubules #neurodegeneration #AxonalTransport #neurobiology #SingleMolecule #CellBiology