by Collectif | 6 Dec, 2017 | Bioethics press synthesis | Cloning
Based on cells taken from Snuppy, “the first dog cloned ten years ago,”, a team comprising South Korean and American scientists [1] successfully “recloned” four puppies” a few years ago. Snuppy had been cloned by the same unit...
by Collectif | 6 Dec, 2017 | Bioethics press synthesis | Organ donation
A 33 year-old man with third degree burns covering virtually all of his body has been saved thanks to skin grafts from his twin brother. He was treated at the Saint Louis Hospital burns unit by teams led by Professor Mimoun (plastic and reconstructive surgery) and...
by Collectif | 6 Dec, 2017 | Bioethics press synthesis | Transhumanism
Scientists at the University of Southern Carolina (USA) have allegedly increased the memory function of volunteers by up to 30% thanks to a brain implant. The scientists presented this “world first” during the annual meeting of the Society for...
by Collectif | 6 Dec, 2017 | Bioethics press synthesis | Organ donation
An antidiabetic medicinal product under development could be used to stop graft rejection, thus replacing immunosuppressants which cause numerous side effects[1]. The discovery was made by scientists at Queen Mary University in London. They noted...
by Collectif | 6 Dec, 2017 | Bioethics press synthesis | Organ donation
In Kenya, an international team of doctors [1] has successfully performed an ovarian tissue transplant on baboons without using immunosuppressants. They describe their experiment as a world first in the Journal of Assisted Reproductive Genetics. ...