Okay, Here is my first post of this Blog
Has anyone heard of a Life Science company called LCT?
LCT stands for "Living Cell Technologies" and the work they do is absolutely amazing.This company is situated in Australia and works in the highly controversial field of "Xenotransaplantation". Amazing isn't it!!!
They have found a very unique way of treating "Diabetes". They have done this by transplanting islet cells of a very unique herd of pigs into patients . In this treatment once the islet cells are injected into the patients body they start producing Insulin. Clinical trials have begun on patients and their dependence on external insulin has reduced drastically.
The most amzing fact is that these unique pigs are found almost 500 km away from New Zealand in very inhospitable conditions, but they have come to use.In the 19th. century these pigs were left as food by the sealers and whalers for shipwrecked sailors. But fortunately most of the herd is still untouched, no human contact, virtually pathogen free for almost 200 years and they are coming into use now.
So all pigs on this earth are not as we all thought. Amazing Story!!!
Thanks. Looking forward for your comments.
Has anyone heard of a Life Science company called LCT?
LCT stands for "Living Cell Technologies" and the work they do is absolutely amazing.This company is situated in Australia and works in the highly controversial field of "Xenotransaplantation". Amazing isn't it!!!
They have found a very unique way of treating "Diabetes". They have done this by transplanting islet cells of a very unique herd of pigs into patients . In this treatment once the islet cells are injected into the patients body they start producing Insulin. Clinical trials have begun on patients and their dependence on external insulin has reduced drastically.
The most amzing fact is that these unique pigs are found almost 500 km away from New Zealand in very inhospitable conditions, but they have come to use.In the 19th. century these pigs were left as food by the sealers and whalers for shipwrecked sailors. But fortunately most of the herd is still untouched, no human contact, virtually pathogen free for almost 200 years and they are coming into use now.
So all pigs on this earth are not as we all thought. Amazing Story!!!
Thanks. Looking forward for your comments.
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