by Neil Bossenger | Aug 19, 2014 | Research, Spinewave Bulletin
Neurons are a bit like people: though they share some common features, they can vary greatly in appearance and function. Proteins called transcription factors determine how neurons look and act by turning genes in the cells on and off. Listen to a brief introduction...
by Neil Bossenger | Oct 12, 2013 | Case of the month, Cases, Spinewave Bulletin, Symptoms
This is not a case of “chiropractic cures polio”. This is a historical perspective on disease and prevention. During the 1900s there was a global decline in death rates from all major infectious disease (typhoid, smallpox, scarlet fever, measles, whooping...
by Neil Bossenger | Oct 15, 2011 | Research, Spinewave Bulletin
The nervous system of the fruit fly, magnified 40 times. There was a time when we thought genes controlled everything and that humans were genetically superior. Yet the human genome is estimated to have only 23,000 protein-encoding genes, while the minuscule fruit fly...
by Neil Bossenger | Aug 14, 2010 | Spinewave Bulletin
According to the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), all elementary to middle school grades are supposed to understand the following concepts in the name of “science literacy”. I was actually dumbfounded by this report because if...
