Wednesday, November 19, 2014

Bioengineering Genes



A research team has developed a new gene regulation method that lets thought-specific brainwaves control the conversion of genes into proteins — called gene expression. The bioengineers published their results in the journal Nature Communications on November 11, 2014.
Bioengineers are now  able to tap into human brainwaves, transfer them wirelessly to a gene network, and regulate the expression of a gene depending on the type of thought.
These scientists say one source of inspiration for the new thought-controlled gene regulation system was the game Mindflex, in which the player wears a special EEG headset, which has a sensor on the forehead that records brainwaves. In the game, the registered electroencephalogram (EEG) is then transferred into the playing environment.  The EEG controls a fan that enables a small ball to be thought-guided through an obstacle course.  In these scientists’ research, recorded brainwaves are analyzed and wirelessly transmitted via Bluetooth to a controller, which in turn controls a field generator that generates an electromagnetic field, which in turn supplies an implant with an induction current.  A light then literally goes on in the implant: an integrated LED lamp that emits light in the near-infrared range turns on and illuminates a culture chamber containing genetically modified cells. When the near-infrared light illuminates the cells, they start to produce the desired protein.
The system functions efficiently and effectively in the human-cell culture and human-mouse system. IT is  hoped that a thought-controlled implant could one day help to combat neurological diseases, such as chronic headaches, back pain, and epilepsy, by detecting specific brainwaves at an early stage and triggering and controlling the creation of certain agents in the implant at exactly the right time.

Exciting and truly futuristic in the now!
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