Fly Central Complex Circuitry

Scientists are already using the groundbreaking map to study fly behaviors.

Google's 3D map of a fruit fly brain will blow your mind

Bug Brain

Scientists at Google just published an incredibly-detailed 3D map of neural connections in the brain of a fruit fly, including 20 million synapses.

Google’s 3D Map of a Fruit Fly Brain Will Blow Your Mind

READ MORE: <a href="https://www.theverge.com/2020/1/22/21076806/google-janelia-flyem-fruit-fly-brain-map-hemibrain-connectome">Google publishes largest ever high-resolution map of brain connectivity</a> [The Verge]

More on connectomes: <a href="https://futurism.com/supercomputing-is-allowing-us-to-map-brain-function-at-the-deepest-levels">Supercomputing Is Allowing Us to Map Brain Function at the Deepest Levels</a>

Neuroscience/Brain Science

25,000 neurons. 20 million synapses. One bug's brain.

FITTER. BETTER. HAPPIER.

"We need more experimental evidence, but it gives us a clue."

Mysterious Chinese virus may have spread from snakes

Snake Pun

A genetic analysis of the virus behind the Chinese pandemic reveals that it likely originated from a snake at Wuhan's seafood market.

Mysterious Chinese Virus May Have Spread From Snakes

READ MORE: <a href="https://www.newscientist.com/article/2231162-wuhan-coronavirus-may-have-been-transmitted-to-people-from-snakes/">Wuhan coronavirus may have been transmitted to people from snakes</a> [New Scientist]

More on the Wuhan virus: <a href="https://futurism.com/neoscope/china-quarantines-three-cities-pandemic">China Quarantines Three More Entire Cities to Fight Pandemic</a>

Studies

Researchers have uncovered a crucial detail about the viral pandemic.

China quarantines three more entire cities to fight pandemic

Major Lockdown

Now four cities in China are in lockdown quarantines to try and nip the coronavirus pandemic in the bud, trapping a total 20 million residents.

China Quarantines Three More Entire Cities to Fight Pandemic

READ MORE: <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/jan/23/coronavirus-panic-spreads-in-china-with-three-cities-in-lockdown">Coronavirus: three Chinese cities locked down and Beijing festivities scrapped</a> [The Guardian]

More on the Wuhan virus: <a href="https://futurism.com/neoscope/wuhan-china-quarantine">China Quarantines Entire City Where Mystery Virus Outbreak Began</a>

Developments

"To my knowledge, trying to contain a city of 11 million people is new to science."

Anarchotranshumanists, xenofeminists, and queer cyborgs gathered together in the name of better healthcare.

This biohacker conference sounds absolutely outrageous

Please Try This at Home

The "Please Try This At Home" biohacker conference focused on carving out a space for people harmed by mainstream healthcare systems.

This Biohacker Conference Sounds Absolutely Outrageous

READ MORE: <a href="https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/qjdkbv/a-better-body-is-possible-these-anarchist-biohackers-want-to-build-it" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">A Better Body Is Possible. These Anarchist Biohackers Want to Build It</a> [Vice]

More on biohacking: <a href="https://futurism.com/the-byte/transhumanist-implanted-magnet-triggered-leds" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">This Transhumanist Implanted Magnet-Triggered LEDs Under Her Skin</a>

"I took my surgically removed organs home in a snow globe and maybe you can too."

China quarantines entire city where mystery virus outbreak began

Lockdown

According to a news bulletin, all travel out of Wuhan, China has been suspended in an attempt to contain the spreading 2019-nCoV virus.

China Quarantines Entire City Where Mystery Virus Outbreak Began

More on 2019-nCoV: <a href="https://futurism.com/neoscope/china-censored-pandemic-social-media">China Censored Info About Growing Pandemic on Social Media</a>

China is taking extreme measures to stop a pandemic.

"I hope the government will report the epidemic honestly. That's how to set people’s minds at ease."

China censored info about growing pandemic on social media

Damage Control

In the face of a worsening public health crisis, the Chinese government is censoring social media and articles about the Wuhan virus.

China Censored Info About Growing Pandemic on Social Media

READ MORE: <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/21/world/asia/china-coronavirus-wuhan.html">The Test a Deadly Coronavirus Outbreak Poses to China’s Leadership</a> [The New York Times]

More on the Wuhan virus: <a href="https://futurism.com/neoscope/china-hazmat-flights-deadly-virus-outbreak">In China, Hazmat Teams Are Searching Flights for Deadly Outbreak</a>

"This is the sort of thing that could absolutely gnaw at the confidence and legitimacy of the whole regime."

"It raises the prospect of a 'one-size-fits-all' cancer treatment."

Scientists discover immune cell that kills most cancers

Kill 'Em All

British researchers have discovered a new type of T-cell that kills at least 10 types of cancers, all while ignoring healthy cells.

Scientists Discover Immune Cell That Kills Most Cancers

READ MORE: <a href="https://www.cardiff.ac.uk/news/view/1749599-discovery-of-new-t-cell-raises-prospect-of-universal-cancer-therapy" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Discovery of new T-cell raises prospect of ‘universal’ cancer therapy</a> [Cardiff University]

More on cancer: <a href="https://futurism.com/neoscope/new-car-t-cancer-studies-aim-treat-those-no-other-options" target="_blank" rel="noopener">New Car-T Cancer Studies Aim to Treat Those With No Other Options</a>

Cancer

"Previously nobody believed this could be possible."

"There are still more questions that we don't know the answers to than things we do know"

Mysterious, deadly Chinese virus officially reaches the US

Global Problem

The mysterious Chinese pneumonia-like coronavirus that originated from Wuhan, China, has officially reached the US, with one confirmed case in Washington.

Mysterious, Deadly Chinese Virus Officially Reaches the US

READ MORE: <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/21/health/cdc-coronavirus.html?smtyp=cur&amp;smid=tw-nytimes">First Wuhan Coronavirus Patient Identified in the United States</a> [The New York Times]

More on the virus: <a href="https://futurism.com/neoscope/china-hazmat-flights-deadly-virus-outbreak">In China, Hazmat Teams Are Searching Flights for Deadly Outbreak</a>

This is bad. Officials just confirmed the first case in North America.

Medical workers have been looking for signs of illness before clearing flights for takeoff.

In China, hazmat teams are searching flights for deadly outbreak

Medical Checkpoints

In an attempt to limit the spread of the pneumonia-like virus 2019-nCoV, the government in China is screening passengers on departing flights.

In China, Hazmat Teams Are Searching Flights For Deadly Outbreak

READ MORE: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/china-virus-wuhan-outbreak-medics-scan-plane-passengers-2020-1">A video of medics in hazmat suits scanning plane passengers for China&#8217;s mysterious Wuhan virus is stoking fears of a global epidemic</a> [Business Insider]

More on the outbreak: <a href="https://futurism.com/neoscope/deadly-virus-spreading-humans">Experts Were Wrong: Chinese Virus Is Spreading Between Humans</a>