X-Message-Number: 25322 From: "John de Rivaz" <> Subject: Fw: [science_math_hist] Gene-Mapping the DAFN Brain Date: Tue, 14 Dec 2004 17:11:36 -0000 I found this on a Yahoo group "Science Math history" and though it may be of interest to some people here: http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/203536_brain13.html ************************ exZZZZZZZZZerpt ********************* Online map of brain genes to be released -- Allen-backed effort hailed as *REVOLUTION* It has been billed as one of the most massive information-crunching, gigabyte-gobbling research endeavors in history... A Seattle research organization launched last year by Microsoft Corp. co-founder Paul Allen and aimed at stimulating rapid progress in the study of how genes work in the brain will today release its first interactive, digital "map" displaying the location of specific *GENES* in the *BRAIN*. The Allen Brain Atlas...is being made available to scientists worldwide free of charge...it's the connection between genetics, brain science and computing that is so powerful. The non-profit Allen Institute for Brain Science...was created...to marry computing and neurobiology with the aim of deciphering how *GENES* influence brain development, disease and...even memory, *BEHAVIOR_AND_COGNITION*. -- Sincerely, John de Rivaz: http://John.deRivaz.com for websites including Cryonics Europe, Longevity Report, The Venturists, Porthtowan, Alec Harley Reeves - inventor, Arthur Bowker - potter, de Rivaz genealogy, Nomad .. and more Rate This Message: http://www.cryonet.org/cgi-bin/rate.cgi?msg=25322