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Wilshire@lemmy.world to science@lemmy.world · 1 year ago

Google and Harvard unveil most detailed ever map of human brain

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Wilshire@lemmy.world to science@lemmy.world · 1 year ago
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Google and Harvard unveil most detailed ever map of human brain | CNN
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Working from a sliver of tissue no bigger than a grain of rice, researchers have built an astoundingly complex map of the human brain. The tiny fragment contains 57,000 cells, 230 millimeters of blood vessels and 150 million synapses.
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  • venusaur@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    The entire world would have to work together to map the brain at this rate.

    • davidgro@lemmy.world
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      1 year ago

      We kinda did that for the genome

      • BrerChicken @lemmy.world
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        This is so much more complex than the HGP

        • Melkath@kbin.social
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          Which was so much more complex than mapping the GI track, but people were robbing graves for centuries trying to work that one out.

        • davidgro@lemmy.world
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          Very true. Even though we have more advanced data tools and everything, it would still be orders of magnitude more difficult

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          Genome is too.

          • Fubber Nuckin'@lemmy.world
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            The genome is so much more complicated than… itself?

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    We don’t need Google anywhere near brain research.

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      I don’t think you know how needed they really are. They have the talent, the hardware, and money. That said, we need to regulate because they also have one thing working against all else, greed.

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        How much would they spend on this if they’re not allowed to apply their greed to the end result? They want ROI.

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          People that have that type of skill set don’t get it by only chasing money, in guess some might, but genuine interest is more likely imo

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            The individuals, yes, but I’m talking about the corporation.

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    The presence of big tech anywhere near something like this is freaking me out, tbh

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      You‘re so right. Google hasnt got anything to do near this. We all know what they’re gonna use this for, right? They’re gonna find pathways that make looking away from ads impossible or hardwire the ads into our brains.

      KEEP THEM FROM PURSUING THIS!

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