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First organ transplant for HIV-infected people
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First organ transplant for HIV-infected people

Abcnews reported that doctors in Maryland's Johns Hopkins Medicine Hospital have successfully performed the world's first liver and kidney transplant between donors and…

December 15, 2018
Use nano sensors to diagnose cancer early
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Use nano sensors to diagnose cancer early

Iranian scientists at the University of Tehran's Nanotechnology Department have designed a nanosensor that helps early diagnosis of cancer.

December 15, 2018
Successfully synthesizing DNA of eukaryotes
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Successfully synthesizing DNA of eukaryotes

Recently, a team of scientists at New York University has announced it was able to successfully synthesize the chromosome set of eukaryotes for the first time and sow it…

December 15, 2018
Artificial muscle replaces itself
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Artificial muscle replaces itself

Scientists have for the first time built a type of biotech muscle that can automatically heal wounds on animals.

December 15, 2018
The mystery of immortal human body cells
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The mystery of immortal human body cells

Scientists discovered that cells extracted from the body of a poor black woman who died of cancer in the United States in 1951 were the first human cells to grow indefin…

December 14, 2018
'Breeding' with artificial sperm
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'Breeding' with artificial sperm

Japanese biologists have created mouse sperm in the laboratory by metabolizing their stem cells. From this cell, they gave birth to a very healthy group of mice.

December 14, 2018
Develop antibiotic production technology in Vietnam
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Develop antibiotic production technology in Vietnam

The Institute of Biotechnology (Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology) has succeeded in developing antibiotic production in Vietnam according to methods of applying…

December 14, 2018
Test of stem cells for the blind
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Test of stem cells for the blind

The US company ACT will test the second treatment to test how it will affect blind people using their stem cells.

December 14, 2018
Pseudomonas aeruginosa can move on its own
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Pseudomonas aeruginosa can move on its own

Many drug-resistant infections are the result of bacterial biofilms that protect bacteria from antibiotics, chemicals, antibodies, and immune cells.

December 14, 2018
US launches clinical trial of stem cell therapy
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US launches clinical trial of stem cell therapy

Clinical trial of human embryonic stem cells was started at a hospital in Georgia, USA. Biotech company Geron said it was licensed by the US government to use this contr…

December 14, 2018