First blood from the bioreactor
Blood for transfusion is obtained in a bioreactor from hematopoietic cells isolated from umbilical cord blood. The practical application of the novelty is expected no earlier than 2013.
12.07.2010Blood for transfusion is obtained in a bioreactor from hematopoietic cells isolated from umbilical cord blood. The practical application of the novelty is expected no earlier than 2013.
12.07.2010On July 13, the New London Chamber Choir will perform the musical work "Allele" in the building of the Royal Medical Society, in which excerpts from the genomes of each of the 40 singers will be performed.
12.07.2010Compared with the study participants with the maximum telomere length, those with the shortest telomeres had a 3–fold higher risk of getting cancer, and an 11-fold chance of dying from it within 10 years.
08.07.2010One of the initiators of the bill pointed out that a significant amount of advertising of magicians, psychics and other persons who cause moral and physical harm to citizens is presented in the media. Due to the imperfection of legislation, fraudsters and charlatans act openly and with impunity.
06.07.2010The Board of Experts of the Ministry of Health of Japan has approved clinical trials of induced pluripotent stem cells.
01.07.2010According to experts, state support for homeopathy contributes to patients' rejection of traditional therapy based on the principles of evidence-based medicine.
30.06.2010Scientists transplanted lab-grown lungs to several rats. The organ functioned normally in different individuals from 45 minutes to two hours after transplantation.
25.06.2010About 40,000 Britons die every year as a result of eating fast food and other unhealthy foods.
23.06.2010Due to a mutation of the BRCA2 gene, Linda lost her mother to breast cancer at the age of 12, a breast tumor was found in both of her sisters, and then her son complained to his mother that his breasts had become very sensitive...
22.06.2010Decoding the genomes of 10,000 patients with cardiovascular diseases is aimed at identifying the hereditary causes of heart muscle pathology and, possibly, genetic risk factors for the development of other diseases.
22.06.2010The Minister of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation Viktor Khristenko considers it inappropriate to create a state pharmaceutical holding, the idea of which was announced earlier as part of the development of an industry development strategy.
21.06.2010Microscopic carbon sensors on the elastic band of men's underpants determine the pressure, pulse rate and level of physical activity of a person (by the content of hydrogen peroxide and NADH coenzyme on the skin, reflecting the intensity of oxidative reactions in the body).
16.06.2010The American company Knome, begins sequencing the complete genome of the shocking rock musician Ozzy Osbourne to find out why he is still alive after many years of drug and alcohol abuse.
15.06.2010DDB2 (DNA damage-binding protein 2, "DNA damage-binding protein") is not only involved in DNA repair, but, as it turned out, contributes to the accumulation of reactive oxygen species in cells, which leads to their premature aging.
15.06.2010Transgenic tobacco has been created, which, along with its plant proteins, synthesizes human collagen.
11.06.2010Experiments with transgenic mice that have begun in the USA should help to find out what affects the fat content of milk.
11.06.2010According to the Minister of Health, the government decided to close the clinic of the Institute of Cellular Medicine, which did not have permission to conduct cell therapy, because "such treatment is not allowed in any serious country in the world."
04.06.2010According to the court, the embryos left "superfluous" after in vitro fertilization are not human beings, and their destruction or use for research complies with the norms of biomedical ethics.
31.05.2010In an experiment on mice, a preventive vaccine against breast cancer demonstrated a pronounced preventive effect. Human trials of the drug are scheduled to begin no later than two years from now.
31.05.2010The world's oldest practitioner recently celebrated his centenary, took 18 thousand births in 60 years of work and does not think to end his career.
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