Left / Right Brain Test
My Sister sent me this Image that is meant to see whether you’re more Left or Right Brained. So…take a look at the image below, and take note of what direction she is rotating.
If clockwise, then you use more of the right side of your brain.
If anti-clockwise, then you use more of the left side of your brain.
Personally, the first time she was turning Clockwise. Then just today, she was spinning Anti-Clockwise. BUT then I concentrated and could make her spin the other way. I think I’ve always been more Right Brained, but possess the functions of both, and change between the two a lot. I don’t know how accurate or what scientific basis this has LOL but it was a little fun! Below is a list of the Left & Right Brain functions. Let me know what you came up with, and if you were able to change her direction at will!
Left Brain Functions:
- Uses Logic
- Detail Oriented
- Facts Rule
- Words & Language
- Present & Past
- Math & Science
- Can Comprehend
- Knowing
- Acknowledges
- Order / Pattern Perception
- Knows Object Name
- Reality Based
- Forms Strategies
- Practical
- Safe
Right Brain Functions:
- Uses Feeling
- “Big Picture” Oriented
- Imagination Rules
- Symbols & Images
- Present & Future
- Philosophy & Religion
- Can “Get It” (Meaning)
- Believes
- Appreciates
- Spatial Perception
- Knows Object Function
- Fantasy Based
- Presents Possibilities
- Impetuous
- Risk taking
Flicking Gene Switches
TWO CSIRO researchers who discovered how to switch off genes in plants have won the Prime Minister’s Prize for Science, worth $300,000.
The revolutionary technology is being used in more than 3000 laboratories worldwide to create new plant varieties ranging from blue roses to virus-resistant cereals and nutritionally improved crops. Peter Waterhouse and Ming-Bo Wang said their gene silencing technique could also lead to the development of new drugs to treat diseases in people and animals. The researchers hit upon the method, which involves inserting a piece of genetic material into the plant’s DNA, a decade ago. “We knew we were onto something big,” Dr Waterhouse said.
American researchers who worked out a similar method of switching off genes in animal cells about the same time were awarded the Nobel prize in medicine last year.
Turning off one gene in a plant or animal allows scientists to discover the gene’s function. It also opens the door to making genetically modified designer plants. To produce a blue rose, for example, the first step is to turn off the gene that makes it a rosy pink. Then genes for blue colouring can be added.
The CSIRO team has used gene silencing to develop cereals that are resistant to barley yellow dwarf, a virus which can reduce yields by up to 25 per cent.
Other projects include making oilseeds with high omega-3 content and wheat with high levels of resistant starch.
“Both are important for human health,” Dr Wang said.
Dr Waterhouse said their process, known as double-stranded RNA-induced gene silencing, could also help combat climate change. “For example, we are working to create plants that could produce biofuels customised for different engines.”
He said he hoped state moratoriums would be lifted on genetically modified plants: “I believe we’ve got some serious challenges in climate change and sustainable agriculture and this technology is a powerful way of getting some solutions.”
The discovery is expected to reap many millions of dollars for the CSIRO from licensing deals.
