Genetics have created the living cells of the liver in the laboratory

Genetics have created the living cells of the liver in the laboratory

Japanese Genetics used stem cells are induced to produce in the laboratory of a simple analog of the liver. Experts say that they managed to create a fabric, such as those that make up the liver. Despite the fact that many aspects of the work have not yet been released publicly, in itself an achievement already a significant scientific breakthrough and allows you to achieve success in the treatment of diseases of the liver mass. Takanori Takaba from Yokohama City University said that his group carried out the work - this is only the first step on a very long road to the creation of an artificial liver. According to him, now using induced pluripotent stem cells have managed to create a liver-like tissue. In turn ips-cells were obtained by genetic reprogramming of skin stem cells to an embryonic state, and program change their development in the future. According to experts, the process of cell transformation took nine days, and then in the hands of geneticists were real cells, hepatocytes (mature liver cells). After receiving the individual cells of the liver, researchers using a special chemical engineering for a couple of days combined cells in three-dimensional structures that resemble tiny pieces of liver. Earlier, in the same manner, Japanese experts have created artificial blood vessels. Now experts say they conducted experiments on cells of laboratory mice but the methods used are universal and should be suitable for humans. In addition, the researchers conducted a functional genetic test created cells and found that their biological functions are identical to the present liver cells. By cells metabolically responsive to different drugs in the same way as the real liver cells. Takaba said that can still take years before the established technique can be used to treat people with liver disease. According to the scientist, the new technique can be shown and people with chronic liver disease, but before artificial cells can be implanted, you should make sure that they are stable. "People with chronic conditions need to create a cell in a medium liver worked at least five years, that the patient could recover in the postoperative period," - he says.

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Amazon comes to the Free Trade Zone in China

Amazon comes to the Free Trade Zone in China

American online retailer Amazon plans to attract more business users from China through a new agreement which would allow the company to begin to trade millions of Chinese "white" goods. On Wednesday, Amazon announced an agreement with the newly established Free Trade Zone of Shanghai, which allows you to establish and maintain a "cross-boundary e-commerce platform." Here Amazon imported goods will be imported and stored. Here Amazon intends to build a logistics center and a large warehouse.

As a downside, Amazon will open the American market for ecommerce-official Chinese producers. Free Trade Zone in Shanghai - a kind of gateway for easy import of foreign goods, as well as the place of the simplified export of Chinese commercial production under the protection of foreign (official) residents. Previously, Microsoft took advantage of a free trade area for the import into China of new gaming consoles Xbox One.

As for Amazon, in the United States, the company is actually a synonym for electronic shopping, but in China it is absolutely not true. Here consumers prefer local TaoBao, Alibaba and others. For comparison, in the first quarter of this year, Amazon's share of China was 2.9%, against 49% in the service Tmall, owned by Alibaba. And this despite the fact that Amazon is working in China for 10 years (up to Alibaba).

 Now Amazon are betting on the work with the residents of major Chinese cities that are already being used by Western goods and eager to purchase fashion brands and accessories from Europe and the USA. The company also said that even in the United States is a big enough niche buyers who do not have the craving for brands, but willing to buy Chinese "white" products, which are priced several times cheaper than Europe and North America.

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Steve Ballmer will be teaching at Stanford

Steve Ballmer will be teaching at Stanford

 Former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer back at a school desk. Ex-leader Microsoft in 1980 threw Stanford University (Business School) to become the 30th employee of the future of the software giant. Now he returns to Stanford, the truth is as a teacher. For this fall, he will teach a course of strategic management, and next year he will be teaching also at the University of Southern California. 58-year-old Ballmer yesterday announced his retirement from the Board of Directors of Microsoft. 8 months ago he released CEO Microsoft, which he has held since 2000, when he took the reins from Bill Gates. 

"The combination of an experienced practitioner and valuable experience of faculty work - a landmark status for the School of Business at Stanford University," - says Helen Cheng , a spokesman for the university. note that despite the departure of Microsoft, Steve Ballmer is still the largest shareholder in Microsoft c shares valued at 20.8 billion dollars. Besides teaching, Ballmer will also focus on working with another one of its asset - basketball club Los Angeles Clippers. 

Ballmer acquired "Clippers' Donald Sterling for $ 2 billion. Ex-owner of the "Clippers" Sterling was fined and barred for life from any job in the NBA for the fact that in a telephone conversation with his girlfriend asked her not to upload photos to social networks with blacks and not bring them to the matches of his team. After that, the NBA start forcing Sterling to sell the club, as his remarks have damaged the league and the team. Recall also that Microsoft founder Bill Gates consistently sells stock of a corporation and is no longer the largest holder of shares of the corporation, giving it the title is Steve Ballmer.

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