Researchers from MIT, MGH, Harvard and Brigham and Women’s Hospital have invented a microfluidic device that can analyse the behaviour of blood samples collected from patients suffering from sickle cell disease. More than 60 years ago, the main reason for sickle cell disease was discovered by scientists. People suffering from this disease produced crescent-shaped red […]
Mar 2 2012 | Posted in
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This new technology takes print of normal body’s DNA sequence and matches it with the DNA of a cancer cell. The difference is then catered with different drugs and medication to stop or slow down the growth. This way the growth of the tumour can be slowed down and lifetime can be prolonged. However, this […]
Dec 17 2011 | Posted in
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Steve Jobs in October and Christopher Hitchens, both were great recent losses due to cancer. Despite the new revolutionary solution, called the DNA sequencing, both departed from this world leaving a huge void in the world of technology and literature. Both Jobs and Hitchens were under treatment by this new technology that helps in slowing […]
Dec 17 2011 | Posted in
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