Israeli biotechnology firm Pluri has entered into an agreement to assist Ukraine in developing an emergency response to radiation sickness in the event of a nuclear incident.
This is reported by The times of Israel, writes UNN.
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Israeli biotechnologists agreed on exclusive cooperation with the Ukrainian cord blood bank Hemafond almost 2 weeks after a Russian attack drone targeted the emergency reactor shelter at the Chornobyl Nuclear Power Plant.
Pluri is a developer of placenta-based cell technology. It will help Ukraine create a supply of medicine against deadly radiation poisoning. The preparations are based on the use of cells grown from placental materials.
Russia's three-year full-scale aggression against Ukraine has underscored the ever-growing threat of radiation amid repeated shelling of the nuclear power plant in southern Ukraine, attacks on the Chornobyl NPP, and Putin's threats to use nuclear weapons.
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Hematopoietic Acute Radiation Syndrome (H-ARS) occurs when a person is exposed to high levels of ionizing radiation. For example, as a result of a nuclear attack or accident. It leads to the destruction of bone marrow and blood cells, resulting in severe anemia, bleeding, and immunodeficiency.
Death can occur within 4-8 weeks without effective treatment.
As a reminder
China has successfully tested a non-nuclear hydrogen explosive device. It created a fireball with a temperature of over 1000°C, the flash of which lasted 15 times longer than TNT.