{"id":2258,"date":"2024-07-19T02:05:49","date_gmt":"2024-07-19T02:05:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/quillroom.uk\/wordpress\/?page_id=2258"},"modified":"2024-09-09T16:18:33","modified_gmt":"2024-09-09T16:18:33","slug":"science-mini-hearts","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.quillroom.uk\/wordpress\/science-mini-hearts\/","title":{"rendered":"Science"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-advanced-heading uagb-block-749c73db\"><h2 class=\"uagb-heading-text\">Life-saving mini hearts<\/h2><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-b7b81a4c648474bc6897ca795894eb7d wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#003300;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);padding-bottom:0\"><strong>A University of Hong Kong professor has invented the world\u2019s first human mini-heart, a \u201cthumbnail\u201d sized organ that can beat on its own.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-b54593050947d473f874448ce075da81 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#003300;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\">PROFESSOR Ronald Li Tang-wai, who&nbsp;<strong>invented<\/strong>&nbsp;the device, explained the creation process: \u201cIf I take five millilitres of blood from you today, you can come back in three to six months and I will show you a mini-heart pump made from your cells.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-b13c5393d713e25447fc94113c6c1269 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#003300;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\">In earlier research, Li learned that \u201cthe heart cannot be&nbsp;<strong>regenerated<\/strong>&nbsp;and that when you have a heart attack and the heart cells are gone, they cannot be replaced\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-c3caacd378434a34b2f3bbaf142db7ab wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#003300;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\">He conquered this formidable obstacle by using stem cell technology to regenerate a heart through radical new products, including genetically-engineered heart cells, heart tissues that can act as&nbsp;<strong>bandages<\/strong>&nbsp;to repair damage, and the aforementioned miniature heart.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-b14036f21215568db72746d7e82faf19 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#003300;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\">At this stage, the heart cannot be used for&nbsp;<strong>transplants<\/strong>. But it holds the promise of one day growing full-sized transplantable hearts in the laboratory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-f06e5c5612356b2f5a27d1f5dda08ca3 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#003300;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\">Apart from heart regeneration, the miniature organ can be used for safer, speedier, and cheaper drug trials, as it can help to reveal possible cardiotoxicity, which can&nbsp;<strong>terminate<\/strong>&nbsp;any expensive attempt to develop a new drug.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-39f81b405d5ef0f10eb8847ba334b9dc wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#003300;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\">Screening drugs with artificially grown organs instead of those from animals enables drug companies to test multiple compounds instead of just one, and get immediate feedback.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-1b79702af644822c38b5737a97b43564 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#003300;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60)\"><em>Credits: Issue 08 17 November 2022 (Thursday) by Quest from hkej<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-advanced-heading uagb-block-0d6afe32\"><h2 class=\"uagb-heading-text\">Click to listen!<\/h2><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-bottom:0\" class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/quillroom.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/science.mp3\"><\/audio><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-advanced-heading uagb-block-2975463e\"><h2 class=\"uagb-heading-text\">Vocabulary<\/h2><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure style=\"padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60)\" class=\"wp-block-table has-small-font-size\"><table class=\"has-text-color has-link-color\" style=\"color:#003300\"><tbody><tr><td>1. invent (v)&nbsp;\u767c\u660e<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>2. regenerate (v)&nbsp;\u2060\u91cd\u65b0\u9577\u51fa<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>3. formidable (adj)&nbsp;\u96e3\u514b\u670d\u7684<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>4. bandage (n)&nbsp;\u7e43\u5e36<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>5. transplant (n)&nbsp;\u79fb\u690d<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>6. terminate (v)&nbsp;\u7d42\u6b62<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-advanced-heading uagb-block-19797d52\"><h2 class=\"uagb-heading-text\">Antonyms<\/h2><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-advanced-heading uagb-block-f0f74d13\"><h4 class=\"uagb-heading-text\">Formidable vs non-intimidating<\/h4><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-20b47028c3aa495acab836db8e32667f wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#003300;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\">\u201cFORMIDABLE\u201d is an adjective that means \u201ccausing fear, apprehension, or dread\u201d like \u201ca formidable opponent\u201d. It also means \u201cof discouraging size or difficulty\u201d, like a \u201cformidable task\u201d. The opposite is \u201cnon-intimidating\u201d, meaning \u201cnot causing timidness or fear\u201d, i.e., \u201cA flat open space with no obstacles is non-intimidating when learning to ride a bike\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-276f43d7601e971b18ae182065ad23f2 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#003300;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60)\"><em>Credits: Issue 08, 17 November 2022 (Thursday) by Quest from hkej<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/kdesignco.uk\/journal\/major-project\/science\/\"><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-advanced-heading uagb-block-6c7ebc7e\"><h2 class=\"uagb-heading-text\">Other Examples of Antonyms<\/h2><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-advanced-heading uagb-block-71974fdc\"><h4 class=\"uagb-heading-text\">Remember!<\/h4><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-75c280b89822a6ed330cab54486996ec wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#003300;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\">Antonyms are words that have opposite meanings. They are pairs of words that express contrasting concepts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure style=\"padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60)\" class=\"wp-block-table has-small-font-size\"><table class=\"has-text-color has-link-color\" style=\"color:#003300\"><tbody><tr><td>1. <strong>Hot<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 Cold<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>2. <strong>Happy<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 Sad<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>3. <strong>Fast<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 Slow<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>4. <strong>Day<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 Night<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>5. <strong>Open<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 Closed<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>6. <strong>Left<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 Right<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>7. <strong>Inside<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 Outside<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>8. <strong>Big<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 Small<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>9. <strong>Tall<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 Short<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>10. <strong>Light<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 Dark<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>11. <strong>Up<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 Down<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>12. <strong>Love<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 Hate<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>13. <strong>Young<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 Old<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>14. <strong>Good<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 Bad<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-advanced-heading uagb-block-6f5b4906\"><h2 class=\"uagb-heading-text\">Fun Wordsearch here!<\/h2><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-container uagb-block-b8822dca alignfull uagb-is-root-container\"><div class=\"uagb-container-inner-blocks-wrap\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-container uagb-block-51454540\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-image uagb-block-e5e6c83a wp-block-uagb-image--layout-default wp-block-uagb-image--effect-static wp-block-uagb-image--align-none\"><figure class=\"wp-block-uagb-image__figure\"><a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.apollopuzzles.com\/wordsearch\/puzzle\/play\/95006506\" target=\"\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/quillroom.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Screenshot_2024-07-15_at_21.11.24-removebg-preview-150x150.png ,https:\/\/quillroom.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Screenshot_2024-07-15_at_21.11.24-removebg-preview.png 780w, https:\/\/quillroom.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Screenshot_2024-07-15_at_21.11.24-removebg-preview.png 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 150px\" src=\"https:\/\/quillroom.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Screenshot_2024-07-15_at_21.11.24-removebg-preview-150x150.png\" alt=\"Science Icon\" class=\"uag-image-2350\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" title=\"Science Icon\" loading=\"lazy\" role=\"img\"\/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-container uagb-block-977d9183\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-container uagb-block-dfa16e3a\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-container uagb-block-481bebad\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-container uagb-block-7822c02b\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-container uagb-block-607575a7\"><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-advanced-heading uagb-block-c15a45d8\"><h2 class=\"uagb-heading-text\">Congrats! Click for reward!<\/h2><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-container uagb-block-e2707ea2 alignfull uagb-is-root-container\"><div class=\"uagb-container-inner-blocks-wrap\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-container uagb-block-e798d055\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-image uagb-block-a7e758f1 wp-block-uagb-image--layout-default wp-block-uagb-image--effect-static wp-block-uagb-image--align-none\"><figure class=\"wp-block-uagb-image__figure\"><a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=gooWdc6kb80\" target=\"\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/quillroom.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Green_Tan_Pink_Beige_Cute_Illustrated_Retro_Style_Icons_Icon_Set__1_-removebg-preview-150x150.png ,https:\/\/quillroom.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Green_Tan_Pink_Beige_Cute_Illustrated_Retro_Style_Icons_Icon_Set__1_-removebg-preview.png 780w, https:\/\/quillroom.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Green_Tan_Pink_Beige_Cute_Illustrated_Retro_Style_Icons_Icon_Set__1_-removebg-preview.png 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 150px\" src=\"https:\/\/quillroom.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Green_Tan_Pink_Beige_Cute_Illustrated_Retro_Style_Icons_Icon_Set__1_-removebg-preview-150x150.png\" alt=\"Reward Icon\" class=\"uag-image-2336\" width=\"183\" height=\"183\" title=\"Reward Icon\" loading=\"lazy\" role=\"img\"\/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-container uagb-block-737feec9\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-container uagb-block-aa3e94cc\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-container uagb-block-f35a6254\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-container uagb-block-e30e6a11\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-container uagb-block-53e6358f\"><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-advanced-heading uagb-block-d7046450\"><h2 class=\"uagb-heading-text\">Online English Resources<\/h2><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-d8d316460f41e91c87ad58162a7e03c1 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#003300;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\">Below are links to free English Language Learning Materials:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-c3a2977b2d2c7a08a962dd64157f8d77 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#003300;padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/learningenglish\/english\/features\/6-minute-english\">BBC English<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-0dacd252626246ec5146fbddfe7ab624 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#003300\"><a href=\"https:\/\/speak-street.com\/online-english-worksheet-london-landmarks\/\">Speak Street Worksheet<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-12e28185367090e7047c5a658765ef9e wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#003300\"><a href=\"https:\/\/learnenglish.britishcouncil.org\/\">British Council Learn English<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-c189d2012018473081b04bdac15a6c26 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#003300\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@carokowanzenglish\">Caro Kowanz English<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Life-saving mini hearts A University of Hong Kong professor has invented the world\u2019s first human mini-heart, a \u201cthumbnail\u201d sized organ that can beat on its own. 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