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Scientists create ‘tooth cracker’ device to harvest stem cells – Engadget

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2017-10-09 NEWS

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Scientists create ‘tooth cracker’ device to harvest stem cells
Engadget
That pesky wisdom tooth you’re glad you got rid of is apparently a great source of stem cells that could save lives. However, it’s not easy getting to the tooth root pulp that contains those cells: drilling into the tooth generates damaging heat that

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2017-10-09 NEWS

Gene therapy helps boys with ‘Lorenzo’s Oil’ disease
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The fledgling field of gene therapy has scored another win: An experimental treatment seemed to help boys with the inherited nerve disease featured in the movie “Lorenzo’s Oil.” Fifteen of the 17 boys treated in a study had no major disability two

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2017-10-08 NEWS

3 Stocks That Could Lose You a Lot of Money
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That’s all well and good, but the company is entirely dependent on technology licensed from synthetic biology conglomerate Intrexon. The dependency is mutual. In fact, Ziopharm accounted for nearly 20% of its partner’s total revenue in the first half

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2017-10-08 NEWS

3 Stocks That Could Lose You a Lot of Money
Motley Fool
That’s all well and good, but the company is entirely dependent on technology licensed from synthetic biology conglomerate Intrexon. The dependency is mutual. In fact, Ziopharm accounted for nearly 20% of its partner’s total revenue in the first half