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A lovely winter day at RBC Injaz Lake side. Welcome 2024, the year full of expectations....

صباح الخير ............Good morning, a busy day starts

FDA Approves First Gene Therapies to Treat Patients with Sickle Cell Disease
Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved two milestone treatments, Casgevy and Lyfgenia, representing the first cell-based gene therapies for the treatment of sickle cell disease (SCD) in patients 12 years and older.

FDA Approves First Gene Therapies to Treat Patients with Sickle Cell Disease The FDA approved the first cell-based gene therapies, Casgevy and Lyfgenia, for the treatment of sickle cell disease in patients 12 years and older.

A flock of Arabian oryxes (Oryx leucoryx) at RBC premises.

The Arabian oryx is a medium-sized antelope with a distinct shoulder bump, long, straight horns, and a tufted tail. It is a bovid, and the smallest member of the genus Oryx, native to desert and steppe areas of the Arabian Peninsula. The Arabian oryx was extinct in the wild by the early 1970s, but was saved in zoos and private reserves, and was reintroduced into the wild starting in 1980.

In 1986, the Arabian oryx was classified as endangered on the IUCN Red List, and in 2011, it was the first animal to revert to vulnerable status after previously being listed as extinct in the wild. It is listed in CITES Appendix I. In 2016, populations were estimated at 1,220 individuals in the wild, including 850 mature individuals, and 6,000–7,000 in captivity worldwide.

Reference: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arabian_oryx

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World's first cloned camel The worlds first cloned camel was born on 8th April in a Dubai laboratory. According to scientists, Injaz is in good health and marks a step forward in the r...