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Charlie McDermott
Charlie McDermott was previously a Volunteer Writer at BioNews.
BioNews News articles written by Charlie McDermott:
| Blood vessels grown from stem cells |
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| 12 April 2010 - by Charlie McDermott |
| Stem cell-derived blood vessels grown in the lab could replace artificial versions currently used in heart bypass surgery, following a recent animal study... [Read More] |
| Infertile UK woman treated with Viagra |
| 29 March 2010 - by Charlie McDermott |
| Infertile Kerry Horan, 34, gave birth after being given Viagra... [Read More] |
| Human Epigenome project launched |
| 15 February 2010 - by Charlie McDermott |
| The International Human Epigenome Consortium (IHEC), launched in Paris last week, plans to map 1,000 reference epigenomes within a decade... [Read More] |
| Apology for Huntington's test blunder |
| 24 January 2010 - by Charlie McDermott |
| A nursing director from the UK's National Health Service (NHS) has issued a public apology to a patient - known as Mr C - and his family after he had been misdiagnosed with Huntington's disease (HD) for almost 20 years. The original genetic test for HD was issued in 1989, when Mr C was in his early 30s, and carried a four per cent chance for false positives. It is believed that Mr C fell into this four per cent and his case has been described as 'extremely rare, if not unique',... [Read More] |