Key blood component produced from GM rice
November 6th, 2011 - 6:50 pm ICT by IANS
London, Nov 6 (IANS) Blood donation may be a thing of the past as scientists have successfully engineered a rice plant to produce a key blood component.The protein, extracted from ... Read more...
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Secret of vital organs’ elasticity unravelled
March 6th, 2011 - 6:17 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, March 6 (IANS) Scientists have unravelled the secrets of elastin, the protein that gives our vital organs their ability to expand and contract.
The elastin around our lungs, for ... Read more...
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Human skin grown from stem cells can help burns victims
November 20th, 2009 - 1:04 pm ICT by ANI
London, Nov 20 (ANI): A new method of using human embryonic stem cells to create new skin could help serious burns victims, according to French researchers.The researchers have claimed that the stem ... Read more...
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MJ’s ‘oxygen chamber’ found
August 11th, 2009 - 2:37 pm ICT by ANI
London, Aug 10 (ANI): The infamous oxygen chamber that Michael Jackson used to lie in has been found in a storage department in San Diego, California.As per rumours, the singer would ... Read more...
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Jackson’s oxygen chamber found in warehouse
August 11th, 2009 - 12:54 pm ICT by IANS
Los Angeles, Aug 11 (IANS) The infamous oxygen chamber that the late pop star Michael Jackson used to lie in has been found in a storage department in San Diego, California.
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Researchers develop toy-tool to distract infant burn victims from pain
August 28th, 2008 - 3:26 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, Aug 28 (IANS) Cunningly disguised as a toy, a new medical device can distract infant burns victims from excruciating pain. Designed by Sam Bucolo, Queensland University of Technology associate professor, 'Ditto' ... Read more...
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Scientists create pixie dust to help re-grow lost fingers, limbs
May 1st, 2008 - 2:04 pm ICT by admin
London, May 1 (ANI): Science and technology surely have come off age, so much so that you can now regrow a finger or even a limb thanks to a miracle pig ... Read more...
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