Induction of an illusionary shadow person
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A description of the repeated induction of the strange sensation in a patient who was undergoing presurgical evaluation for epilepsy treatment, which gives the illusion that somebody is nearby when no one is actually present, as a result of focal electrical stimulation of the left temporoparietal junction is presented. It is shown that such perception may be the result of disturbance in the multisensory processing of body and self at the temporoparietal junction.
Publication Name: Nature
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0028-0836
Year: 2006
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Exploitation of structural and regulatory diversity in glutamate racemases
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The characterization of the glutamate racemases of several pathogenic bacteria by using structural and biochemical approaches could provide a basis for designing narrow-spectrum antimicrobial agents.
Publication Name: Nature
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0028-0836
Year: 2007
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Meanings of 'life'
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A report on synthetic biology which refers to creating a living organism from an artificial genome and a view on 'creating life' is discussed.
Publication Name: Nature
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0028-0836
Year: 2007
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