http://cache.io9.com/assets/base/img/thumbs140x140/io9.com.png http://io9.com/tag/mayo clinic http://io9.com/tag/mayo clinic

This picture of a glowing cat has not been altered in any way. The cat, on the other hand, has been altered quite a bit. A team of researchers has genetically engineered it to express green fluorescent protein (aka "GFP," originally found in jellyfish), which makes the cat glow green under ultraviolet light. More »
]]> http://io9.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5839156&view=rss&microfeed=true

By placing electrode grids inside patients' skulls, researchers at the Mayo Clinic have created a way for people to type words using only their brainwaves. It's a major breakthrough for brain-computer interface research. More »
]]> http://io9.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5423338&view=rss&microfeed=true

Video game tech could literally save your brain. Currently, when your neurologist needs to make a snap judgment about brain surgery, a 3-D brain image like the one above might not be ready for hours — far too long in an emergency. But now the Mayo Clinic is teaming up with IBM to develop ways to create a 3-D image from an MRI or CT scan in minutes, thanks to microprocessor architecture developed for the Sony PlayStation 3, which amps those scans up like Sonic the Hedgehog. Brain image from Harvard. [Computerworld] More »
]]> http://io9.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=343104&view=rss&microfeed=true