99.4% of the most critical DNA in humans is identical to chimps
I did find this fact to be surprising. I am not used to studying this kind of information so I had no idea. I find it interesting that our DNA is so close yet our appearance and ways of communication are so different. Yes we might have some similar appearance characteristics but I feel there is a lot more difference then .6%.
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I was interested in the article about placing stem cells in knees to help regenerate cartilage. Cartilage is on of the hardest things to regenerate because of lack of blood flow. Lots of money has gone into research to find a sufficient replacement for cartilage but no solution has been reached yet. Knee injuries are a big problem for many athletes. But not just athletes, people who love working out or just people that inherited bad knees. I think this sounds like it is having some success. I am interested to see what future outcomes are. I think placing some stem cells in a knee is a lot less invasive then getting a knee replacement. The reason for knee replacements is because all the cartilage is worn down and a person has bone on bone contact. This seems like a good solution to me if it can keep on having results.
In the area of knee injuries you make a point about being less intrusive and given that its not a cost effective treatment athletes could gain some medical coverage for the procedures...
ReplyDeleteI definitely see the benefit of stem cell therapy in this case. Really, I see the benefit of it in most cases. But how fascinating that people working in injury-prone situations can have a different option for staying fit and active. I think I'd take acupuncture first, but definitely some new cartilage from my own stem - cells instead of multiple cortisone shots.
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