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a complement inhibitor was developed as the gene was cloned, introduced into pigs whose cells produced this protein. Another thing discovered, was that the cells lining the pig vessels have a sugar molecules called alpha-galactose, and humans have lots of antibodies against alpha-gal. Some are thinking of knocking out the gene for alpha-gal and replacing it with the human gene for type O blood sugar. One other stumbling block may be the transferense of unknown virus's like the HIV virus, that was somehow transmitted from monkeys. Scientists are hoping that most virus's will not be viable in humans.
Tissue engineering is a promising new field and livers are being grown in sponges, in hopes of providing livers to those whose livers have failed.
Transgeneic production is providing large quantities of drugs at lower costs through the milk of female offspring. One product thay are looking at producing is human serum albumin(HSA). Another product is recombinant human antithrombin III (Rh ...

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the wealthy, like cosmetic surgery, if used to boost intelligence. Scientists have also found a way to track gene placement by using the technology available from fireflies. Luciferase is use as an indicator light to monitor gene therapy, and may be helpful in transferring healthy genes into people with cystic fibrosis.
On a molecular level, transgenic mouse models have been used to study the specific genes of the skin, and the goal has been to target transgene expression in defined cells in cutaneous epithelium. LacZ reporter transgenes were used to test two enhancer/promoter sequences for expression in the skin of adult mice. A CMV enhancer/CMV promoter is not active in most cell ...

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