Steve McCarroll at TEDMED 2017 (transcript)
How data is helping us unravel the mysteries of the brain
Summary
We can't know about living brain well, however, today, big-data has been possible to make an atlas of all the cells in the human body, especially in the brain. It means that we can understand in precise detail how specific genes work and scientists can analyze individual cells at a scale that was never before possible. It's called “Drop-seq”. The atlas will be showing what causes many diseases soon, that are even cancer, schizophrenia, and depression.
Big-data approaches are transforming not only in our economy but also biology and medicine.
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synapse / a junction between two nerve cells, consisting of a minute gap across which impulses pass by diffusion of a neurotransmitter.
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