Landmark Invention in Medical Science

It is really a matter of astonishing achievement that scientist have decoded the cancerous cells so as to provide better treatment to skin and lung cancer suffering people, holding out perpetual hope to the patients.

Scientists have unlocked the DNA secrets of two of the deadliest forms of cancer.The breakthrough could lead to customized treatments tailored for individual patients, as well as better detection.

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In the rigorous study, researchers at the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute in Cambridge charted the thousands of pieces of damage to DNA which turn normal cells into lung or skin cancer.

They found more than 23,000 mutations, caused by smoke, in the DNA of a lung cancer cell. Skin cancer cells were even more damaged, with more than 33,000 mutations, many triggered by sunlight.It is the first time the entire range of defects that turn a cell cancerous has been laid bare and it has been hailed as a 'transforming moment' in the fight against the disease.
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A Machine Made for Your Heart

You must be wondering & thinking what this strange looking thing is! If you give a close look to it you would find a close resemblance with one of the most important body parts. Yes it resembles our Heart. And this weird looking article is AbioCor, world's first completely self-contained replacement heart.

AbioCor Implantable Replacement Heart is an advanced medical system being developed by ABIOMED Inc., in order to extend and improve the lives of patients who would otherwise die of heart failure. The AbioCor, designed to fully sustain the body's circulatory system, is intended to serve as an alternative to heart transplantation -- the current method of saving patients with failing natural hearts.

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