Page 12 - நோர்வே பல்கலைக்கழகம் ஆஃப் அறிவியல் News Today : Breaking News, Live Updates & Top Stories | Vimarsana
Plastic damage to our planet may now be irreversible
hulldailymail.co.uk - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from hulldailymail.co.uk Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Is global plastic pollution nearing an irreversible tipping point? - Sonnenseite - Ökologische Kommunikation mit Franz Alt
sonnenseite.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from sonnenseite.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
July 1, 2021
Innovative gene-editing therapies for two significant blood disorders, beta thalassemia and sickle cell anaemia, have received a boost with the AKU’s Centre for Regenerative Medicine and Stem Cell Research, CRM, winning a competitive research grant of Rs159.60 million ($1.02 m) to look for a genetic ‘fix’.
Thalassemia and sickle cell disease are genetic disorders, passed down from parent to child, and are common in Pakistan. There are as many as 100,000 transfusion-dependent thalassemia patients in the country. Every year another 5,000 babies are born with the disorder. On the other hand, sickle-cell disease is one of the well-known causes of anaemia in Pakistan.
KARACHI: Efforts to find less-invasive and more affordable cure for two common genetic disorders beta thalassaemia and sickle cell anaemia have received a boost with Aga Khan University’s research centre recently winning a competitive research grant of Rs159.60 million.
Currently, Pakistan has an estimated 100,000 transfusion-dependent thalassaemia patients with 5,000 babies born with the disease every year.
On the other hand, sickle-cell disease is one of the well-known causes of anaemia in the country.
Doctors and research scientists are aware that mutations in the haemoglobin beta-globin, HBB gene causes both diseases. Patients suffer from a lack of haemoglobin, the protein that carries oxygen from the lungs to the rest of the body; and a lack of oxygen in the body’s tissues can lead to poor growth, organ damage and other health problems.
Global plastic emissions could be causing irreversible harm to the environment
theiet.org - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from theiet.org Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.