17Apr/17

Legacy, donating applicants shouldn’t get preferential treatment – GW Hatchet (subscription)

Legacy, donating applicants shouldn’t get preferential treatment
GW Hatchet (subscription)
But with this sort of preference toward donors, a student rejected at a few of their “reach schools” – like I was – can’t help but wonder if giving a sizable donation would have pushed them over the edge to be admitted. Unfortunately, this practice of

17Apr/17

iPS cell stockpiling system brings treatment closer to patients – Nikkei Asian Review


Nikkei Asian Review

iPS cell stockpiling system brings treatment closer to patients
Nikkei Asian Review
TOKYO — Japanese researchers performed the world’s first transplant of retina cells made from donor-derived induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cells into a patient’s eye late last month. Compared to using the patient’s own cells to create the iPS cells

17Apr/17

Boost to organ donation: Mumbai’s KEM hospital to get special centre to give push to transplants – Hindustan Times


Hindustan Times

Boost to organ donation: Mumbai’s KEM hospital to get special centre to give push to transplants
Hindustan Times
The cadaver and organ transplant programmes in western and central India will soon receive a major boost — setting up of the government-run Regional Organ and Tissue Transplant Organisation (ROTTO) and the dismantling of the NGO-run Zonal …

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