Study in journal Cell says fat cells were extracted from the patient & altered to develop into any type of cell in the body. She has been insulin-independent for a yr, the 1st such case.
British embryologist Wilmut died on 10 September at the age of 79. He led the team that created Dolly the sheep, the first mammal to be cloned from an adult cell.
One of the reasons researchers want to use these embryos is for research into miscarriage and developmental anomalies. But it might not yield useful results.
In future, eggs & sperms may not become necessary to procreate while harvesting of organs see new concepts. Scientists attain surplus energy through nuclear fusion in lab.
The collusion between the new class of bureaucrats, politicians, businessmen and trade union bosses perpetuates itself partly because of the short-run benefits and partly because they see no way out of the system, wrote author MH Mody in 1980.
IAF is firming up plans to revamp airlift capabilities with medium transport aircraft that will be assembled in India & serve as its main workhorse. Embraer is leading contender as of now.
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