El primer niño genéticamente seleccionado en España cura a su hermano El menor enfermo sufría anemia congénita, que le obligaba a continuas transfusiones ELPAÍS.com / AGENCIAS – Madrid / Sevilla – 13/03/2009 Andrés, de 7 años, sufría una enfermedad hereditaria, y hasta ahora incurable, denominada beta-Talasemia major (anemia severa congénita), que condena a

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THE WHITE HOUSE Office of the Press Secretary______________________________________________________________________________FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                         Monday, March 9, 2009 Remarks of President Barack Obama – As Prepared for Delivery Signing of Stem Cell Executive Order and Scientific Integrity Presidential MemorandumWashington, DCMarch 9, 2009 Today, with the Executive Order I am about to sign, we will bring

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Sudbury, MA (February 16, 2008) — Massachusetts is sending two new representatives to the nation’s Capitol this March, but the young ambassadors aren’t politicians. 9 year-old Andy Treviño and 4 year-old Sofía Treviño of Sudbury will represent the state’s children treated at Children’s Hospital Boston as the Massachusetts Champion

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Transfer of Mother’s Cells Molds Baby’s Immunity By AMANDA SCHAFFER Published: February 2, 2009 Researchers have long wondered how pregnant women might shape their fetuses’ development — by protecting them against later disease, perhaps, or instilling an appreciation of Mozart. Now a group in California has discovered a surprising

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