Memory gene shut off reveals brain’s spatial maps in mice
MIT researchers controlled the NMDA receptor gene in pyramidal cells of the hippocampus in mice. Loss of NMDA receptors impaired spatial memory, suggesting brain map formation relies on targeted genetic control and synaptic rewiring. Studies in Cell involve Susumu Tonagawa, Matthew Wilson, and Eric Kandel.
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James Earl Ray emerges from coma amid mixed prognosis
James Earl Ray, the man convicted in the King assassination, woke from a coma at Columbia Nashville Memorial Hospital. His brother Jerry Ray reported he was laughing and talking, though doctors say survival remains unlikely and a 10 percent chance even with possible surgery.
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Agencies push federal prosecution of marijuana doctors
A Washington coalition of federal agencies recommends prosecuting physicians who prescribe marijuana under California and Arizona ballot measures. The plan avoids civil challenges to state laws, aligning with a hard line against the new medical marijuana statutes and pressuring President Clinton to act soon.
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