The Human Connectome Project

"Navigate the brain in a way that was never before possible; fly through major brain pathways, compare essential circuits, zoom into a region to explore the cells that comprise it, and the functions that depend on it.

The Human Connectome Project aims to provide an unparalleled compilation of neural data, an interface to graphically navigate this data and the opportunity to achieve never before realized conclusions about the living human brain."


http://www.humanconnectomeproject.org/

The Tree of Life Has Lost a Branch

All life on Earth can be divided into two essentially different life forms—eukaryotes and prokaryotes. The eukaryotes gather their genetic material in a nucleus, while the prokaryotes (bacteria and archaea) have their genetic material floating freely in the cell. Eukaryotic organisms—such as humans—can, as a result of the new findings, be divided into the following four categories:

• Plants (green and red algae, and plants)

• Opisthokonts (amoebas, fungi, and all animals—including humans)

• Excavates (free-living organisms and parasites)

• SAR (the new main group, an abbreviation of Stramenophiles, Alveolates, and Rhizaria, the names of some of its members)

http://www.apollon.uio.no/vis/art/2007_4/Artikler/The_Tree_of_Life

The Little Brain in the Heart

http://www.heartmath.org/research/our-heart-brain.html

Plants 'recognize' their siblings

"Researchers at McMaster University have found that plants get fiercely competitive when forced to share their pot with strangers of the same species, but they’re accommodating when potted with their siblings."

http://pressesc.com/01181755074_plants_recognise_siblings