"Farman's Secular Immortal examines "immortalists," people who believe that it is possible for humans to achieve immortality through technoscientific means. These "immmortalists" include people who choose to have their bodies and/or brains frozen in the hopes that they can be re…
Cyanobacteria offer promise as alternative microorganisms to heterotrophic bacteria like Escherichia coli ( E. coli ) because of their ability for oxygenic photosynthesis, faster growth compared to plants, high solar conversion efficiencies, and smaller genomes more amenable to …
Somatic embryogenesis can play an important role in sweet potato improvement programmes by providing a target tissue for the development of genetic transformation and cryopreservation protocols, and for synthetic seed production. The studies showed that embryogenic tissue could …
Studies investigating the effect of 5-HT receptors mediating a response in the neonatal intestine have been limited. There are evidences that the development of new neurones continues past postnatal term and this suggests that receptors expression may differ during maturation. T…
Regenerative medicine is an emerging technology and with hundreds of cell therapies currently in clinical trials there is a need to expand the limited knowledge related to their storage, shipment and preservation. The most widely used medium for human cell cryopreservation is 10…
This book covers the principles of cryopreservation as they relate the preservation of viable cells and cell materials being developed for biopharmaceutical applications. Topics include: the principles of freezing and thawing cells, physiochemical phenomena, process and system d…
Preservation of fertility
Preservation of fertility
Many technologies exist for men and women to preserve fertility, and advances are being made all the time. Sadly, this information is not always well known in the oncology community and is, therefore, not presented to all eligible cancer patients. Reflecting the latest advances …