Blood banking systems improving in China, more progress needed
After years spent analyzing blood banking and transfusion practices in China, a Johns Hopkins-led research team says that major improvements are needed to ensure the safety and reliability of the blood supply that serves 20 percent of the world's population....... "There have been advances over the last few years, but with one of the fastest growing rates of HIV infection, the shortcomings of the...The Center for Genetic Medicine at Northwestern University has launched a major gene banking project that will use information from the human genome sequence to unravel the genetic cause of many diseases and eventually help scientists develop new tests, determine which patients will respond best to a particular drug and develop therapies targeted to fight specific illnesses. ... The project -- ca...... ...Boston, MA, August 10, 2001 - ViaCell, Inc., a fully-integrated cellular therapy company committed to enabling the development of additional therapeutic applications for umbilical cord blood stem cells, commended the Bush Administrations decision to support additional funding for alternative sources of stem cells. Umbilical cord blood is considered an attractive alternative source and is....Bustling rivers such as the Mississippi and the Ohio are the.source of drinking water for millions of Americans. But these.rivers are likely to contain hazardous chemicals and pathogens.that must be removed or neutralized before the water is safe for.drinking. .New research suggests that the soil alongside these channels.could help with the cleanup. .Drawing river water through the adjacent ear...