"The fifth base is like a switch - switching on the genes and making cells healthy or diseased, " Alex Olek, the chief executive of Epigenomics, told the BBC.
This could have sealed the case for the Hobbit as a new species, rather than a modern human pygmy or diseased individual - as some researchers have suggested it is.
BBC: NEWS | Science/Nature | Team widens search for 'Hobbits'
For children born with a windpipe defect or without one, and for others with defective or diseased organs, manipulating stem cells to generate healthy tissues or organs could be their only chance at survival.
Doctors hope to use this research one day to give people new cells to replace diseased or damaged ones.
By 1993 HGS had created a proprietary database of 100, 000 gene fragments, categorized by the type of diseased or healthy tissue in which they were found.
She got herself booked on The Montel Williams Show and Good Morning America and ate the stuff on camera--"It's a little bland, " she admits--to underscore its distinction from everyday brands that use "4-D meat" ("dead, dying, diseased or disabled").
The original plan involved moving the war memorial in the Market Place to allow more space for remembrance services, and removing and replacing the existing trees - said to be either diseased or causing root damage - with 25 new ones.
Its delivery method is based on a well-characterized, FDA approved biodegradable chemical platform called PLGA. The company's nanoparticles incorporate a high density of attachment sites on their surface, enabling them to carry out multiple functions--like targeting tumors, enhancing diagnostic images, treating diseased tissue or concealing the whole package from the body's natural defenses.
There is potential that stem cells could help replace diseased, damaged or dying cells and contribute towards improved function of that person's organs, possibly representing a cure for the disease from which they suffered.
It's the latest move in a global trend toward packing that shows diseased organs, dying patients, skin lesions or other medical maladies caused by smoking.
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