DAILY INNOVATION BRIEF by Edward Kane, Journalist

DAILY INNOVATION BRIEF

By Journalists Edward Kane & Maryanne Kane

HOPE FOR PATIENTS WITH UNTREATABLE CANCER

Source: King's College London & Stock

King's College London cancer researchers have discovered a completely new antibody produced by the human body that latches onto cancer cells and kills them
Called IgG, it is a new type of immune therapy that tackles untreatable cancers
Lead researcher & author of the study Oncologist/Professor Dr. James Spicer of Kings College says IgG is well tolerated by patients and it shrunk a cancerous tumor in an ovarian cancer patient
It is undergoing clinical trials on patients in the UK
IgG is an immune system protein that is made naturally in the human body
This new discovery is said by the research team to show tremendous promise and could lead to the development of a new class of drugs to shrink cancers that are chemotherapy resistant and untreatable with current therapies
For many cancer patients and their families it offers new hope.

IN JAPAN, INNOVATION IS SAVING RARE FIREFLIES

Source: Moriyama Butterflies

A unique and innovative effort is underway in Japan to restore one of Japan's most beautiful and endangered species - the Genji fireflies of Moriyama
Conservationists have established a new, natural habitat containing a manmade river, flanked by lush green moss and native trees to bring back the species that has come very close to extinction
They've also opened at the new habitat The Moriyama City Firefly Forest Museum that offers 8-week courses on the species, how to conserve them and develop local habitats to bring the species back
The beloved Genji is memorialized in 18th century Japanese wood carvings and are known for their distinctive yellow-green light
At the turn of the 20th century, Japanese entrepreneurs captured and sold them at high prices to cities like Tokyo and Kyoto to replicate the Moriyama light shows
That greatly depleted the population, which is now trying to make a comeback during Climate Change, pollution and habitat loss
The hope for the Genji is that innovative conservation efforts, both nationally & locally, will help them make a glorious comeback during the next 10 to 20 years.

THE FLYING EYEBROW 1-OF-A-KIND ATV

Source: Flying Eyebrow

Finnish company 18 Wheels has created a unique and bizarre, all electric, off-roading, ATV (all-terrain vehicle) - the Flying Eyebrow
It certainly does "raise eyebrows" with its 18 independently suspended wheels
The wheels can drive over just about any type of terrain, including mud, rock, sand, logs and any object up to 7.9-inches tall
Flying Eyebrow delivers zero-emissions off-roading and is currently going through more development and prototyping.

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