Cost of preventable diseases over next ten years

almost 390 million people now living will die from preventable diseases such as heart disease, stroke or diabetes etc over the next ten years.

The cost in lost productivity in that period of time in China, India and the UK alone is almost $850 billion.

Unhealthly eating,lack of exercise, smoking and drinking are implicated in this hidden health crisis.

Fossilised sea scorpion claw found in Germany

This was found in a quarry near Prum, Germany,the claws was 18ins long which suggests the sea scorpion was 2.5 metres long

Stem cells created from skin cells

Two different teams have created embryonic stem cells by returning skin cells to their embryonic state by getting four genes into skin cells.

Gene Therapy for Parkinson's found to work

A GM virus was injected into patients' brains.

This dampens down overactive nerve cells.

Abnormal brain circuits worked healthily.

One patient movements improved 65%.

Converting blood groups into another blood group.

The idea is to convert A, AB and B blood types into type O which is the universial donor type using bacteria.

It might be avaible by 2009.

Meterites could have carried life to Earth

Scientists launched a `meterite' from a satellite which had fossilized bacteria in it.

The conclusion is a right sized meterite could carry life to Earth and survive the descent.

Such a theory is called pansperia.

GM plants with omega-3

A EU study has suggested that GM plants with omega-3 genes could be the only way for people to get enough omega-3.
Omega-3 protects against heart disease and has other health advantages.