14 April 2014 Current Affairs
Baroda Won Syed Mushtaq Ali Cricket T20 Title
Baroda won the National Syed Mustaq Ali Cricket T20 Trophy title after defeated Uttar Pradesh in the final match by three runs on 14 April at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. Earlier in 2012, Baroda won the title at the Brabourne Stadium in Mumbai.
UK and Ireland Scientists Use Stem Cells To Grow Red Blood Cells
Scientists in the UK and Ireland have successfully used stem cells to grow large numbers of red blood cells in the laboratory and are now preparing to test them in human trials. The process involves growing trillions of stem cells and then using growth factors and other substances, originally found in the body but used in the laboratory, to convert stem cells naturally to red blood cells, explained Dr Jo Mountford of the Scottish transfusion board and the University of Glasgow where the laboratory is based.