More from yesterdays news regarding patient specific stem cells via BBC news. Read the article here.
Author: Andres Trevino
Patient specific stem cell first @ BBC News
South Korean scientists say they have made stem cells tailored to match the individual for the first time. Each of the 11 new stem cell lines that they made were created by taking genetic material from the patient and putting it into a donated egg. The resultant cells were a perfect match for the individual…
Making cells to cure blood disease @ IHT
Very good article by Gareth Cook at the International Herald Tribune talking about Children’s Hospital Boston plans to clone human cells. Consider the case of a boy with sickle cell anemia, a potentially lethal disease in which a genetic defect causes red blood cells to form improperly. The scientists envision taking a skin cell from…
andy.org.mx health news feeds
There’s a lot of places on the Internet that I visit searching for information regarding primary immune deficiency, ectodermal displasia, infectious diseases, stem cell transplants, and medicine in general. I decided to put all of them together at the andy medical news, news feeds from The New York Times, Wired, BBC News, Reuters, Yahoo, NewScientist,…
FELIZ CUMPLEAÑOS ANDY
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Concern over cord blood banking @ BBC News
The BBC is looking at the issues surrounding storing or banking cord blood. The blood is a rich source of stem cells, which may one day be used to treat diseases such as leukaemia. Private companies offer a banking service for concerned parents. But doctors have voiced concern about playing on parents fears, and the…
School news from Roberta
A letter from Roberta, Hi Andres & Paulina, We had a busy week learning about the sea & sea creatures. This month we will work on the same things his class is – sand water the water cycle and eggs Andy is beginning to recognize patterns in words and sounds – he is getting very…
The book
I’m writing a book! Paulina remembers more things than I do, she has a better memory(among lots of other things). I constantly go to Paulina with questions looking for more details so when I say ‘I” it really means ‘We’. I (we) started to write formally around February 23rd. 2005 after Andy’s last hospitalization. I…
Feliz día de las Madres!
Feliz día de las Madres!
Happy Mothers Day!
Happy Mothers Day!