REPAIR MECHANISMS OF

GENETIC MATERIAL

Luisa Gómez Palacio

Med. Student

2016

INTRODUCTION

Repair mechanism consists in

detecting damages in the

DNA as a result of radioactivity

or chemical agents

NANO-SHELLS DELIVER

MOLECULES THAT TELL BONE TO

REPARIR ITSELF

UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN

JANUARY 14, 2016

NANO-SHELLS DELIVER MOLECULES

THAT TELL BONE TO REPARIR ITSELF

Polymer sphere delivers

molecule to bone wounds to

repair the damaged

NANO-SHELLS DELIVER MOLECULES THAT

TELL BONE TO REPARIR ITSELF

The polymer sphere introduces MicroDNA into

the bone cells elevating

their healing activity

NANO-SHELLS DELIVER MOLECULES THAT

TELL BONE TO REPARIR ITSELF

Foreign cells won’t be

necessary so the risk of rejection or tumors would

be much less because the

body will be working with

their own bone cells.

NANO-SHELLS DELIVER MOLECULES THAT

TELL BONE TO REPARIR ITSELF

STUDENT OBSERVATION

I believe that if this investigation can make it inthe future as a bone repair therapy, theoutcomes will be very positive for everyone,especially patients with osteoporosis, bonecancer, Paget’s disease and imperfectosteogenesis. Besides being able to heal them,the therapy would give these patients a betterquality of life.Also, if it does work, scientists could improveNano shells so they can work almost the samebut in other body parts.

NOBEL DISCOVERIES ON DNA REPAIR

MECHANISM FUELLING CANCER DRUG

RESEARCH

SINGAPORE-BASED BIOTECH AND

HEALTHCARE NEWS WEBSITE

JANUARY 09, 2016

NOBEL DISCOVERIES ON DNA REPAIR

MECHANISM FUELLING CANCER DRUG

RESEARCH

If the repair mechanism

fails, the body is moresusceptible to present

diseases like Cancer

NOBEL DISCOVERIES ON DNA REPAIR

MECHANISM FUELLING CANCER DRUG

RESEARCH

This discovery involving

mismatching defects can

be used to identify these

patients and help them

with Cancer

immunotherapy, eliminating tumors with

mutations.

NOBEL DISCOVERIES ON DNA REPAIR

MECHANISM FUELLING CANCER DRUG

RESEARCH

Researchers are planning

on working hand to hand

with drug companies in

order for them to recreate

our immune system so the drugs can recognize

Cancer.

NOBEL DISCOVERIES ON DNA REPAIR

MECHANISM FUELLING CANCER DRUG

RESEARCH

STUDENT OBSERVATION

I think that this discovery will

improve modern medicine to a

whole new level because we

are living in a time were Cancer

is quickly growing so having the

medicine to work identifying in

which body part the cancer is

growing, it could provide a very

useful therapy for patients

worldwide

MEDICAL

UTILITY

MEDICAL

UTILITY

Both of the discoveries are

working on highly important

diseases, especially Cancer

which is a strong progress in

finding the cure and creating a

strong ground for other

investigations and researchers.

MEDICAL

UTILITY

Besides working against the

disease, these discoveries will

improve the quality of life of

every patient around the

world

MEDICAL

UTILITY

Finally, these investigations

could work without using

chemotherapy or strong

therapies for patients with

bone wounds which could

lead to more affordable

drugs for patients with low

resources.

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