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...scientists told Allen was that they really wanted a virtual map for the genes that turn on and off in the brain, akin to the blueprint of the entire human genome that, at that time, was nearing completion. So in 2003, the same year that the Human Genome Project (HGP) was finished, Allen pitched in $41 million and launched the Allen Brain Atlas, an ambitious - and altruistic - indexing of the entire genome of the mouse brain that would be available, free of charge, to researchers on the Web. Why mice? It's impossible to get the live samples of human...
...project, which was completed Tuesday, details the activity, or expression pattern, of genes. It includes vivid three-dimensional images and descriptions of 20,000 genes and their activity, and has already become a go-to source for researchers studying everything from multiple sclerosis to brain tumors. Researchers can log on and view, in helpful color-coded patterns, where certain genes are turned on in the brain, and can manipulate the image to get just the perspective and cross section they need...
...Foltz is also part of the Allen Brain Atlas' next project, which involves mapping the human cortex. The cortex is where sensory information from the eyes, ears, nose and touch neurons is processed. He and his group are providing samples of human brain tissue, including archived material from patients who have suffered from diseases such as epilepsy, to give researchers a better understanding of which genes are involved in disease states...
...sculpture were chosen to represent the world's major religions, to underscore the religious tolerance and respect that has been firmly established in a multiethnic country. An opening concert was headlined by legendary Spanish soprano Montserrat Caballé, as if to personify the harmoniousness and opulence Kazakhstan wants to project. Perhaps the biggest surprise was the presence of Uzbekistan's President Islam Karimov. After the 1991 U.S.S.R. breakup, Uzbekistan looked down its nose at Kazakhstan - historically nomadic, steppe-locked, undeveloped - and Karimov claimed the role of regional heavyweight for himself. But here he was, despite his obsession with protocol, choosing...
...which nearly doubled its space and equipment and silenced the outcry. But while this was a nice facelift, it didn’t touch the infrastructural updates that were really needed—and which were then estimated at $30 million.The newest renovations are phase two of the same project. Now that several generous donations, earmarked for the MAC, have made it possible, the Faculty of Arts and Sciences (FAS) is finishing the job. Unfortunately, this phase is not only more expensive, but it is going to take longer, too. The MAC needs to be closed for six to seven...