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Positron emission tomography (PET) is a little different to other medical imaging techniques because it requires patients to be injected with a radioactive substance. The most...

Cancer is a word that can send shockwaves through a family. In some cases, it is completely treatable, and in others cases, it can change a...

What’s going on inside us when we get sick? What do germs have to do with us getting sick? How does our body help us to...

Pig cell transplants raise ethical issues, such as whether it is right to use animals to benefit humans and what impact an individual’s right to treatment...

Clinical trials of Living Cell Technologies (LCT) pig cell transplants began in 2009. The trials show that encapsulated pig cells are safe and improve blood sugar...

A major risk of pig cell transplants is the spread of disease from pigs to humans. At Living Cell Technologies (LCT), they test donor pigs, pig...

Living Cell Technologies (LCT) sources pig cells for transplants from designated pathogen-free pigs housed in special facilities and looked after by trained staff who ensure they...

Living Cell Technologies (LCT) encapsulates pancreatic pig cells inside a special coating before transplanting them into type 1 diabetics. This prevents them from being rejected by...

Living Cell Technologies (LCT) is developing live pig cell transplants to treat type 1 diabetes. Cell transplants should give diabetics better blood sugar control, thus reducing...

Living Cell Technologies (LCT) is a New Zealand company at the forefront of xenotransplantation research. Use our resources to explore why and how they’re using pig...

AgResearch scientists have generated transgenic cows with biomedical and agricultural applications. Here, we list potential applications of transgenic cows and describe how a transgenic farm might...

In this unit, students develop their knowledge of transgenics so they can formulate an argument and make ethical decisions about using transgenic cows to make medicines...

Scientists at AgResearch must apply for approval to work with transgenic animals. If their application is approved, they follow strict guidelines for care and containment of...

Scientists producing transgenic cows use a range of techniques including DNA cloning, restriction enzyme digests, ligation, polymerase chain reaction (PCR), transfection, nuclear transfer and in vitro...

Scientists at AgResearch have generated transgenic cows that produce therapeutic proteins in their milk. Here, we explain the advantages and disadvantages of using transgenic technologies to...

In 2000, AgResearch generated their first transgenic cows. These cows produced modified or ‘designer’ milk. AgResearch received approval in 2010 to extend its transgenic cow research....

In this activity, students learn how each stage of the cheesemaking process contributes to the final characteristics of a cheese and how testing procedures are used...

In this activity, students investigate a range of cheeses to identify their characteristics and determine how these different characteristics are created. Purpose This activity will enable...

Scientists at AgResearch in New Zealand have successfully produced healthy transgenic cows that make modified milk or human therapeutic proteins in their milk. What is a...

Gouda is a semi-hard Dutch cheese. A Hamilton-based artisan cheese factory makes traditional Gouda using milk directly from the adjoining farm. Discover how each step in...

Cheesemaking is the controlled process of removing water from milk. This process concentrates the milk’s protein, fat and other nutrients and increases its shelf life. Cheesemaking...

Explore the science and the art of cheesemaking and the development of this ancient biotechnology into a modern industry. Cheesemaking concentrates and preserves milk’s nutrients Cheese...

In this activity, students use a template to make a model of an adenovirus and investigate the different shapes of different viral diseases and the similarities...

In this activity, students research and summarise the key features of bacteria, viruses and fungi. By the end of this activity, students should be able to:...