Researchers provide a whole-genome sequence and analysis of number of pig breeds, including a miniature pig that serves a model for human medical studies and therapeutic drug testing.
The Wuzhishan miniature pig is one of 72 breeds native to China. New research published in BioMed Central and BGI's open access journal GigaScience provides the genome sequence of this rare mini-pig. An in-depth analysis of this sequence, along wit…
Family confident stem cell transplant will help brain-damaged daughterKHOUCARROLLTON — Despite hearing soothing words, Lizzy Arnold is clearly anything but fine. The 24-year-old is in a long-term nursing facility in a semi-conscious state. She can…
Family confident stem cell transplant will help brain-damaged daughterWFAACARROLLTON — Despite hearing soothing words, Lizzy Arnold is clearly anything but fine. The 24-year-old is in a long-term nursing facility in a semi-conscious state. She can…
St. Louis doctor helping women preserve chance at motherhoodSTLtoday.comThe young woman from London wanted a risky stem cell transplant to treat her multiple sclerosis. She knew the chemotherapy involved with the transplant probably would leave her inf…
Stem Cell Drive in Scotch Plains to Benefit Mother of Three Battling CancerPatch.comShira Klein, a wife and mother of three, was diagnosed with Hodgkins Lymphoma on New Years Eve 2010 and is desperately seeking a donor for a blood stem cell transplant….
Ganadarpan's 46 Day Organ Donation and Transplantation Drive: Educating …Washington Bangla RadioKolkata, Nov 7, 2012 (Washington Bangla Radio / Penning Creations) Ganadarpan, a Kolkata based NGO, is at the helm of a nationwide donation and educat…
First bone marrow transplant in Nashik on thalassemia patientTimes of IndiaA city-based Haemato-Oncologist and bone marrow transplant physician Dr Pritesh Junagade performed the transplant on a 5-year-old girl from Iraq last month at Lotus Institute of…
The HinduIndian surgeon's cheaper kidney transplant protocolThe HinduAccording to him, drugs account for the high cost of kidney transplants. To ensure that the body accepts a foreign organ and to avoid rejection, patients are given antibodies that…
Hundreds pledge to donate organsKhaleej TimesHundreds of Indian expatriates from Kerala have pledged to donate their organs in the event of their brain death through a government-run organ donation scheme in the state. At least two expatriate associati…