Tag: "sickle cell anemia"

What if the Geneticists are Wrong?

What if the Geneticists are Wrong?

What if most people or families had unique DNA differences that led to their disease? Then scientists have been going about finding the causes of genetic disease in the wrong way.

 
Dr. Barry Starr

Post on May 10, 2010 by

Curing mouse sickle cell anemia with stem cells

Curing mouse sickle cell anemia with stem cells

Last blog I talked about how scientists turned skin cells into embryonic stem (ES) cells. This was big news because scientists can now make an ES-like cell without destroying an embryo. This blog I thought I'd talk about how scientists have used these cells to cure a mouse’s sickle cell anemia. If the mouse stays [...]

 
Dr. Barry Starr

Post on Jan 21, 2008 by