Kevin reviews News & Notes: keeping pig brains alive, new form of DNA found in cells, your HAPS road trip. A discussion of which pronunciation of A&P terms is "correct." The A&P Student blog is a useful resource for students.

News & Notes | pig brains, new DNA found, TAPP, HAPS roadtrip (9 min) Pronouncing issues with A&P terms (10 min) The A&P Student blog (1.5 min)

 

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(0:50) News & Notes

Pig brains kept alive in the lab.

• Scientists 'keep pigs' brains alive without a body for up to 36 hours' (article in The Guardian)
• Researchers are keeping pig brains alive outside the body (report in MIT Technology Review)
• Researchers Succeed in Keeping Disembodied Pig Brains Alive (article in The Scientist)

New DNA Structure

• BREAKING: Scientists have confirmed a new DNA structure inside human cells (brief illustrated article)
• I-motif DNA structures are formed in the nuclei of human cells (journal article)

How to access journal articles: ask your librarian!

What is TAPP?

Your road trip on TAPP!

• HAPS 2018 Annual Conference

 

 

(9:25) Pronunciations in any language differ for a variety of reasons. This happens in A&P terminology, too.

• How do you pronounce it? (Kevin's blog post on this topic)
• Dorland's Medical Dictionary (a respected standard)
• Kenneth S. Saladin (I mention Ken's workshops on pronunciation)

 

 

(19:08) Kevin's blog for A&P students has many bits of advice to help students succeed in their A&P course.

• The A&P Student

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