Face scan. A large high-tech camera scans your face in 3D and – using more than 30,000 data points – extracts information from your face that you were not aware of including details of your genetic make-up. What sounds like dystopic Gattaca-like science fiction at first is actually an interesting novel technique to learn more about epilepsy-related microdeletions. It seems that some of their effects might be hidden in subtle facial features that might help understand how these genetic variants contribute to disease. Continue reading
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The London 2012 ECE in retrospect
The Shard. London has changed quite a bit since my last visit and I didn’t really pay that much attention to the Olympics, I must admit. Both became clear to me when I left the train at London Bridge Station. There it stood in front of me: The Shard. London’s new high-rise building, the tallest skyscraper in the European Union. And I had no idea that it even existed. On a smaller scale, there were also a few surprises for me at the ECE in the world of epilepsy genetics. Continue reading
See you in London – getting ready for the 10th European Congress of Epileptology
London calling. In the epilepsy field, there are annual and bi-annual meetings that are worth attending. One of these meetings is the 10th European Congress of Epileptology (ECE), which will be held from September 30th to October 4th, 2012 in London. With Nobel Lecture Series, entertaining debates on controversial issues and interactive sessions with a “clubroom atmosphere”, the organizers will try out a new format for the European epilepsy meeting. Let’s give you a brief overview what this congress will hold for scientists interested in epilepsy genetics. Continue reading
