News tagged with fundamental problem


Brain waves encode rules for behavior

One of the biggest puzzles in neuroscience is how our brains encode thoughts, such as perceptions and memories, at the cellular level. Some evidence suggests that ensembles of neurons represent each unique piece of information, ...

Neuroscience created Nov 21, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (6) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Computer model helps researchers hunt out cancer-causing mutational signatures in the genome

(Medical Xpress)—Researchers from the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute's cancer genome project have developed a computer model to identify the fingerprints of DNA-damaging processes that drive cancer development. ...

Genetics created Jan 11, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Towards personalised cancer treatment

All types of cancer begin with genetic aberrations in the DNA of normal cells. An extensive research project will examine the errors occurring in the genes of several thousand Norwegian patients. The objective ...

Cancer created Mar 01, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0