MedWorm provides a medical RSS filtering service. Over 6000 RSS medical sources are combined and output via different filters. This feed contains the latest medical blog items that have been tagged with 'engineered'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:38:10 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3934549&cid=t_131279_117_f&fid=38158&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.twitter.com%2Famacupuncturehttp%3A%2F%2Famericanacupuncture.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F09%2Fgenetically-engineered-salmon-soon.html CONCLUSIONIt looks like a done deal folks. With all these questions raised, it is hard to believe the FDA could come to a favorable conclusion on this venture.What do you think?Visit www.americanamericanacupunture.com for more commentaries on controversial medical issues of our time.As a medical physician for over 51 years, I strive to give you the best medical information on controversial medical subjects, and help your read betwwen the lines. You must come to your own conclusions. I have no ties to any organization, pharmaceutical, or lobby group. As an practicing medical acupuncturist since 1982, I find western medicine and medical acupuncture are very complimentary. This results in astounding healing in pain management, addictions to cigarettes and food, and a host of other maladies. V... Dr. Needles Medical Blogs blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3934549 Sun, 05 Sep 2010 02:04:00 +0100 3934549 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2699745&cid=t_131279_125_f&fid=34820&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dentalblogs.com%2Farchives%2Fadministrator%2Fdental-medical-news-stem-cells-grow-replacement-tooth-in-mouse%2F This is a breakthrough that could lead to a major overhaul in dental prosthetics and, more importantly, organ regeneration. The Wall Street Journal covered a study published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences in which Tokyo University of Science researches implanted a “tooth germ” into a mouse’s empty tooth socket. The “tooth germ” consisted of cells with a genetic map of how to build a tooth. Taken from Tokyo University of Science press release. After 11 weeks, the tooth had grown from bud to maturity. The durability, shape, and natural stress responses mimicked that of a natural tooth. It also functioned like nature intended for a healthy tooth. Human testing has not been announced. Read the full article here. Stem cell research is bounding forward. If you’re ... dental blog for dentists about dentistry blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2699745 Thu, 13 Aug 2009 14:27:19 +0100 2699745 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2177559&cid=t_131279_131_f&fid=34989&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FGeneticsHealth%2F%7E3%2Fw_HkpoNhkVs%2F For the first time, the US Food and Drug Administration approved the release of a drug made from genetically engineered animals, boosting confidence in the science of gene manipulation. The drug ATryn (GTC Biotherapeutics) was approved on February 6 for the prevention of blood clotting events in patients with hereditary antithrombin (AT) deficiency. ATryn is produced using milk from goats that have been altered to produce extra antithrombin, a natural blood thinner. Hereditary antithrombin deficiency is a genetic condition where the person suffers from serious and recurrent blood clotting, and making them at very high risk for blood clots, organ damage or death. Over 200,000 people in the United States, Canada and Europe are affected by the disease. The FDA’s approval will certainly h... Genetics and Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2177559 Wed, 11 Feb 2009 03:54:00 +0100 2177559 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1649361&cid=t_131279_136_f&fid=36051&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FCancerCommentary%2F%7E3%2F344365061%2F This report has been causing a stir earlier this week. The good in the evil tobacco? So reports are saying. Okay before we all get too excited…the tobacco plants used are genetically engineered. To make the vaccine, researchers took a sample of a patient’s tumors, which in this trial were made up of B cells (white blood cells that help the body battle disease and infection). They then extracted the gene from the cells that coded for the antigen they needed (to help the immune system recognize the tumors as threats). The key, researchers say, was to make enough of the protein quickly to prompt an immune response. In this case, the scientists achieved this by inserting the gene into a plant microbe known a tobacco mosaic virus (TMV). Plants are infected with TMV simply by scratch... Cancer Commentary blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1649361 Thu, 24 Jul 2008 08:00:06 +0100 1649361 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1072508&cid=t_131279_136_f&fid=36051&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FCancerCommentary%2F%7E3%2F195558509%2F The powerful anti-cancer drug imatinib (Gleevec™) has been re-engineered by researchers at Rice University and the University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center. Developed by Novartis Pharmaceuticals, Gleevec is approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for the treatment of chronic myeloid leukemia (CML), Philadelphia-chromosome positive acute lymphoblastic leukemia and GIST. The drug targets two proteins that have been linked with cancer. One of its targets is the C-Kit kinase, a protein that has been tied to gastrointestinal cancer, and another is Bcr-Abl kinase, a key protein controlling CML. Not just for kicks, mind you, but to more specifically target one type of cancer while potentially curbing a rare life-threatening cardiotoxic side effect. In a new study, it has been ... Cancer Commentary blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1072508 Wed, 05 Dec 2007 15:13:58 +0100 1072508