Archive for May, 2008
How Cord Blood is Saving Lives…
Eight year old Joseph Davis Jr. is now a healthy boy but at birth he was diagnosed with sickle cell anemia, a chronic blood disorder that deprives cells of proper oxygen, causes periodic painful episodes and reduces life expectancy. Only a bone marrow transplant could help him. Every day, thousands of people with a blood disease search the registry for life saving bone marrow and cord blood donors because they can't find a match within their families. Cord blood comes from a newborn's umbilical cord or placenta and contains a high concentration of the hematopoietic stem cells that can help generate new, healthy cells in transplant recipients. The search dragged on for over a year to find ...
Posted by admin on May 08 2008
Top 10 Scientific Discoveries
#10. Real-Life Kryptonite In April, geologists dug up a white, powdery mineral in which they did not know what to make of it. Chris Stanley, a mineralogist at London's Natural History Museum, discovered that it had the same chemistry; sodium lithium boron silicate hydroxide, as the fictional kryptonite, the green glowing rock that is Superman's only weakness. Its chemical make-up was revealed in the 2006 film Superman Returns. The real-life substance will be called jadarite, after the area of Serbia in which it was found. It can't be called kryptonite, because krypton, the gas, is already a real element. #9. The World's Oldest Animal...
Posted by admin on May 02 2008
