Help for the heart
More than 200 Europeans who have had a heart attack will be offered treatment with bone marrow stem cells selected for their ability to escape rejection. The hope is that the cells will help heal damaged heart muscle and build new blood vessels, says Mesoblast, the company which won approval for the trial this week, based in Melbourne, Australia.
Chickicide
Famed for guiding hungry humans to bees’ nests so that they can steal honey, the greater honeyguide bird, Indicator indicator, has a dark side. Its eggs are laid inside other birds’ nests, and the newly…
