Beyond consciousness: Ethical, legal, and social issues in human brain organoid research and application.

This study aims to provide a comprehensive review of the ethical, legal and social issues in human brain organoid research, with a view to different types of research and applications: in vitro research, transplantation into non-human animals, and biocomputing. Despite the academic and societal attention on the possibility that human brain organoids may be conscious, we have identified diverse issues in human brain organoid research and applications. To guide the complex terrain of human brain organoid research and applications, a multidisciplinary approach that integrates ethical, legal, and social perspectives is essential.

Development of Amino-Functionalized Silica by Co-condensation and Alkylation for Direct Air Capture.

CO chemisorption using amine-based sorbents is one of the most effective techniques for carbon capture and storage. Solid CO sorbents with amines immobilized on their surface have been attracting attention due to the easy collection of sorbents and reusability. In this study, we developed a solid CO adsorbent by co-condensation of a silanizing reagent having a chloroalkyl group and tetraethyl ethoxysilane, followed by alkylation of the chloroalkyl group with diamine.

How the Magenstrasse is formed after meals: Protein aggregation hypothesis.

Magenstrasse (stomach road) is reported to potentially influence the absorption of orally administered drugs by facilitating a gastric emptying of ingested water under postprandial condition. We hypothesized the Magenstrasse is a consequence of the formation of protein aggregates due to the decrease in gastric pH associated with stimulated gastric acid secretion. The formation mechanism of the Magenstrasse was examined in vitro using a gastric chamber system which reproduces postprandial conditions in the stomach.