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The Whey Acidic Protein (WAP) Promoter and Its Use to Express Therapeutic Proteins in the Milk of Transgenic Mammals by nih.gov Posted Tue 15 Jun 2010 5:00pm Description of Invention: Transgenic animals can be engineered to express complex human proteins at high concentrations in milk. Protein replacement therapy is often the only treatment available for congenital diseases such as hemophilia or lysosomal storage disease, and the cost of treatment can be high with the therapeutic ... Read on »

Human Organs From Pigs — But You’d Have to Kill One to Get One. by Bob Aronson Patient Expert

Posted Fri 24 Aug 2012 5:39am What if we could end the organ shortage tomorrow and everyone on the list could get a transplant within a few weeks? Would you be willing to endorse this new source of organs? If the source were a pig would you be willing to kill it to save your own life? Xenotransplantation is the process of transplanting organs from animals into humans ... Read on »

Susceptibility Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) in wild cervids to Humans 2005 - December 14, 2012 by Terry S. Patient Expert

Posted Fri 14 Dec 2012 3:09pm 2005 Award Number: DAMD17-03-1-0294 TITLE: Genetic Susceptibility and Biological Characterization of Chronic Wasting Disease PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR: Debbie I. McKenzie, Ph.D. CONTRACTING ORGANIZATION: Wisconsin-Madison University Madison, WI 53706-1490 REPORT ... Read on »

Selenium, From Toxin to Essential Mineral by Jeffrey Dach MD by Jeffrey Dach MD Medical Doctor

Posted Sun 18 Apr 2010 12:37pm ... Read on »

Selenium, Part Two, The Case for Selenium by Jeffrey Dach MD by Jeffrey Dach MD Medical Doctor

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Unforeseen side effects by f1000 Posted Thu 20 Sep 2012 12:29pm Transgenic animals, created by altering an organism’s genetic information through recombinant DNA technology, are invaluable in many facets of scientific research; they enable us to investigate genetic disorders, search for possible therapies and help us develop new drugs. Recently, however, Evann Corbo-Rodgers and colleagues from the Pe ... Read on »

Busy Bioethics News Week by Linda MacDonald Glenn Healthy Living Professional

Posted Tue 26 Aug 2008 4:26pm Sometimes, the news just bubbles over with soooo many interesting bioethics topics of interest that we just can't keep up with blogging on all of them -- so, for this week, at least so far, here's a few stories that have captured our interests -- comments welcome! Nanomedicine under a microscope - a general look at the potential imp ... Read on »

A novel variant of human disease with a protease-sensitive prion protein and heterozygosity methionine/valine at codon 129: Case by Terry S. Patient Expert

Posted Wed 27 Oct 2010 6:30pm A novel variant of human disease with a protease-sensitive prion protein and heterozygosity methionine/valine at codon 129: Case report BMC Neurology 2010, 10:99 doi:10.1186/1471-2377-10-99 Ana B Rodriguez (abrodriguez@neiker.net) Joseba M Garrido (jgarriod@neiker.net) Juan J Zarranz (juanjose.zarranzimirizaldu@osakidetza.net) Jose ... Read on »

Predominant Involvement of the Cerebellum in Guinea Pigs Infected with Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) by Terry S. Patient Expert

Posted Sun 12 Dec 2010 9:06pm Journal of Comparative Pathology Article in Press, Corrected Proof - Note to users -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- doi:10.1016/j.jcpa.2010.10.004 How to Cite or Link Using DOI Copyright © 2010 Elsevier Ltd All rights reserved. Permissions & Reprints Predominant Involvement of the Cerebell ... Read on »

Genetically modified cows produce 'human' milk - Your Critics - Do we really need ? by A2Z Healthy Vegetarian Cuisine Posted Thu 02 Jun 2011 1:03pm The scientists have successfully introduced human genes into 300 dairy cows to produce milk with the same properties as human breast milk. Human milk contains high quantities of key nutrients that can help to boost the immune system of babies and reduce the risk of infections. The scientists behind the research believe milk from herds of genet ... Read on »