Thursday, September 30, 2010
Monday, September 27, 2010
Thursday, September 23, 2010
Thursday, September 16, 2010
Gene therapy saves patient from lifetime of blood transfusions
From Not Exacty Rocket Science:
When was the last time Prayer did something like this? The answer is: never.
Science, the "real" way of knowing wins again.
The patient known as P2 is just 18 years old, but he has been receiving monthly blood transfusions since the age of 3. P2 has a genetic disorder called beta-thalassaemia. Thanks to a double whammy of faulty genes, he can’t produce working versions of haemoglobin, the protein that allows red blood cells to carry oxygen around the body. Regular transfusions were the only things that kept him alive but for the last 21 months, he hasn’t needed them.
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When was the last time Prayer did something like this? The answer is: never.
Science, the "real" way of knowing wins again.
Wednesday, September 15, 2010
Neil Tyson: If you're scientifically literate the world looks very diffe...
This is how I try to look at the world. And what I try to pass to Miriam.
Tuesday, September 7, 2010
Friday, September 3, 2010
Moving is tough...
Trying to remodel. Looking for apartments in St. Louis... And dealing with the accumulations of 13-years in the same house...
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