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• Doctors transplant windpipe with stem cells
They have created a functional, biological structure that can’t be rejected,” said Dr. Allan Kirk of the American Society of Transplantation. “It’s an important advance, but constructing an entire organ is still a long way off.” So far ...
• NYPD opens new counterterrorism nerve center
The command center eventually will also receive data from devices designed to detect any radiological and biological threats posed by cars and trucks crossing through the neighborhood on Canal Street or entering the 16 bridges and four tunnels ...
• Panel urges FDA to warn about facial filler risks
Different from Botox, which is derived from a toxin that acts on facial muscles, wrinkle fillers are like the biological equivalent of a bit of spackle, except they're injected into the face. They include such products as Juvederm, made by Allergan ...
• More adoptions boost need for foster parents
Also, Vega said her agency has begun a more selective and proactive approach for placing children so that if reunification with the biological parents is slim, they are placed with families who have expressed an interest in adoption. "Foster care has ...
• Scientists solicit photos of polar bears in wild
Identifying individuals repeatedly through photography can also inform biological observations, such as age of maturity, growth rate and foraging ecology," he added. Both past and recent images are welcome for the polar bear photo database project ...