Biology in the News
Some exciting breakthroughs in Biology. Relates what your doing in the classroom with the real world.
The link below is a link to the amazing surgery that partly used a patients own stem cells to grow part of her windpipe. Therefore, preventing her from a lifetime of harmful immunosuppresant drugs. The video shows footage of the surgery.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/video/2008/nov/19/claudia-castillo-trachea-transplant-surgery
BBC Science and Nature. Excellent site looking at all areas of science.
Up to date science news. Looking at whats happening in the world of science at this very moment.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/default.stm
ADVANCED HIGHER
“Deciding to store my son’s cord blood was an easy decision. Parents only have one chance to bank their baby’s cord blood, and given the current and future possibilities, can any family afford not to bank?”
Assignment
Discuss this statement using links available below and class resources. Email essays to me. Mr McMaster
http://www.sciencedaily.com/news/health_medicine/stem_cells/
