World windpipe
September 23rd, 2008World windpipe
World first windpipe transplant almost scuppered ? by easyJet
Professor Martin Birchall, who grew the cells for the revolutionary procedure, was forced to pay £14,000 for a private plane after easyJet refused to give flight clearance to ... (more...)
Budget airline 'jeopardized windpipe transplant' - CNN.com
The successful transplant of a lab-grown windpipe almost did not happen when budget airline staff refused to allow the transportation of stem cells needed for the operation, UK ... (more...)
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BBC NEWS | Health | Windpipe transplant breakthrough
Surgeons in Spain have carried out the world's first tissue-engineered whole organ transplant - using a windpipe made with the patient's own stem cells. (more...)
Doctors transplant windpipe with stem cells | World news | Chron.com ...
Doctors transplant windpipe with stem cells; Woman gets new windpipe grown with own stem cells; Doctors say marrow transplant may have cured AIDS; Transplants spur Houston's growth ... (more...)
Most important story of '08 may have been overlooked - Bucyrus Telegraph Forum
Every year around this time, the Associated Press conducts a poll of editors and news directors from across the nation who vote on the biggest, most important stories of the year. The AP releases the Top Ten rankings in late December. Not ... (more...)
Tucsonan compared to Agassi - Arizona Daily Star
In an online profile describing some of his young protégés, tennis coach Joey Blake links 12-year-old Gregory Anderson of Tucson to the legendary Andre Agassi. "Technically and fundamentally, he's very far ahead," said Blake, who trains players at ... (more...)
Flight to the city - The Australian
GLIDING, circling in a blur of black and white, the magpie geese of Darwin descend, furl their wings and settle until the swamps and tidal flats are full. How lovely they are, with their ungainly, offhand grace. How unmistakable: the harbingers of ... (more...)