Natural orifice surgery: a less scarring option?A woman is lying on the operating table. Her kidney is being removed for organ donation. The surgeon makes three cuts, each less than a centimeter long, in her abdomen. A couple hours later, her kidney is out, fully intact. Wait a minute, you might be thinking. Post a comment |
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Mosquito immune system can fight malariaHopkins researchers have discovered a possible new means to control malaria even before it infects a person. The malaria parasite is transmitted to humans by a mosquito. This discovery would allow the mosquito's own immune system to attack the parasite. Normally, Anopheles mosquitoes carry malarial organisms without their immune systems challenging the parasite. Post a comment |