Nano machine switches between biological and silicon worlds
"Frankly, some researchers didn't think what we were attempting was possible," says Dr Keith Firman, at Portsmouth University and Mol-Switch project coordinator, funded under the European Commission's Future and Emerging Technologies initiative. "However, we got our molecular switch to work." The upshot is that the Mol-Switch project was far more successful than expected. The team's switch...'Best of both worlds' -- Targeting a single gene could inhibit bone decay and stimulate bone growth
Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania’s School of Medicine have found by targeting the function of a single gene that it is possible to inhibit bone decay while simultaneously stimulating bone formation. This concept may lead to drug treatments for osteoporosis and other bone diseases. Senior author Yongwon Choi, PhD, professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine at the University of Pen...OpGen Creates Map of Worlds Most Lethal Fungus
Madison, Wis.-- The worlds most common lethal fungal infection is caused by a mold called , a University of Wisconsin-Madison spinout, has created a whole genome...Benefits Of The Worlds Most Widely Used Beverage
Type-II diabetes, the sixth leading cause of death in the United States, is linked to obesity and lack of exercise. It causes the // body to lose its ability to use insulin properly to metabolize food, especially sugar. Type-I or juvenile diabetes is a different disease caused by the destruction of key pancreatic cells. In a recent study of 14,600 people, it was found that women who dow...Worlds Largest Cord Blood Bank to be started in India
South Korean Biotech Company, Histostem, will invest $20 million to establish the world’s largest umbilical cord blood bank in Mumbai, India, to provide stem cells for transplant surgeons globally. The Indian government will // receive a 10% equity stake in this venture and two seats on the board of directors to ensure that government guidelines are followed, Said company president Mike Shen, who...Australian Surgeons Successfully Conduct Worlds First Triple Organ Transplant
It has been reported that towards the end of last year, surgeons from Australia had performed the first ever-triple organ transplant//. Surgeons at Sydney's Royal Prince Alfred Hospital had carried out the surgery on a 33-year-old woman, Leanne Myles of Cowra in central-eastern New South Wales. Leanne Myles was reported to be on her deathbed due to the failure of her liver, kidneys, a...Worlds first mobile light surgery
A hospital in Hanoi lost power in the middle of an operation forcing doctors to operated using the lights of their mobile phones. Doctors in the Vietnamese hospital// were trying to deliver a caesarean during the incident, which was reported by one of the doctors on Thursday. The surgeons were at a crucial point in a caesarean-section operation on a mother. It was at this point when th...Spanish Doctors Performs Worlds First Hand Transplantation Successfully
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