Thursday, September 30, 2010

Thursday, September 16, 2010

Gene therapy saves patient from lifetime of blood transfusions

From Not Exacty Rocket Science:

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.

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...