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Prochlorococcus Makes The Air That You Breathe

By BitterIrene 161 days ago from http://tonic.bloggerunleashed.com

Prochlorococcus was only discovered in 1986 by Sallie W. (Penny) Chisholm at MIT and Robert J. Olson . Prochlorococcus is the smallest marine microorganism that photosynthesizes. 20 % oxygen in the air comes from the Prochlorococcus. Scientists are celebrating the 20th anniversary of this micrroorganism. despite it being one o

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Stem Cell Research - Growing A New Immune System Â· BlogIssues

By tammii 365 days ago from http://www.blogissues.com

Possibly good news for people suffering from autoimmune illnesses: Researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine have managed to transplant new blood-forming stem cells into the bone marrow of mice, effectively replacing their immune systems.

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Although this treatment is not ready to be performed on humans yet, there