Pie in the sky = A fanciful notion or ludicrous concept, broadly or extravagantly humorous, absurd, inviting ridicule.. A very good article at the Financial Times. Here’s what is happening: The press writes a lot about designer babies (sample of some articles I’ve found about designer babies) and some people read that and think that…
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Concern over ‘spare part’ babies @ BBC News
I’m OK with ‘saviour sibling’… I call her that way all the time. I’m more or less OK with ‘designer baby’… It can get controversial.. But I’m NOT OK with ‘spare part baby’… I don’t like that. Concern over ‘spare part’ babies Children created as so-called “saviour siblings” to aid a sick brother or sister…
Live Immune wristband picture
alfredo_tenis, originally uploaded by LIVEIMMUNE andy.org.mx. Contribution of Alfredo d’Argence. There are currently 92 live immune bracelet pictures. I need 108 more pictures for the iPod popularity contest..
“Kung Hei Fat Choy”
“Kung Hei Fat Choy” (Happy New Year — literally, Prosperity Be With You)
Visitor map – andy.org.mx
This Map by Google Analytics is a graphical representation of the volume of yesterdays visitors to andy.org.mx coming from locations around the world. The largest points indicate locations driving the most visitors to andy.org.mx. United States – 41.82% Mexico – 26.65% Iran, Islamic Republic – 4.09 % Spain – 3.30 % United Kingdom – 2.90…
Astronaut gravity-dependent immune deficiency
According to this article Jim Boonyaratanakornkit, a medical student from The University of California San Francisco found a gravity-dependent immune deficiency. The article mentions that space crews have an increased susceptibility to infection… I wonder how do bacteria and viruses respond to zero gravity? The goal of Jim’s project was to analyze the changes in…
The Josie King Foundation
Josie King was a 18 month old girl who died as a result of hospital errors. Through the creation of a patient safety program, the King’s hope to help prevent this from ever happening to another child. This taken from www.josieking.org: It is estimated that as many as 98,000 Americans die each year from preventable…
Permanent resident status approved
Thank you Tony Drago! We’re now permanent residents of The United States of America. Yupi yupi yepa yepa ándale ándale arriba arriba! And here’s an ad for Tony Drago:
Letter from Melinda
The more the better
I received this article from Gareth Cook @ the Boston Globe about a way to multiply blood stem cells. The article cites Dr. Eva Guinan (we met her Oct. 30th 2004) who was one of the attending physicians during Andy’s stem cell transplant at Children’s Hospital Boston. This is something that umbilical cord stem cell…