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The tech behind the first FDA-approved CAR-T cell therapy – OutSourcing-Pharma.com

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2017-10-03 NEWS

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The tech behind the first FDA-approved CART cell therapy
OutSourcing-Pharma.com
The manufacturing process for Novartis’ chimeric antigen receptor T cell (CART) cell therapy, Kymriah, requires the reprogramming of a patient’s T cells. T cells, or T lymphocytes, are a subtype of white blood cell and play a key role in cell-mediated

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2017-10-03 NEWS

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South American Medicinal Plant Compound Shows Anti-Cancer Stem Cell Activity
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“Cancer stem cells can be considered as the most dangerous type of cancer cells, as they appear to have an inherent resistance to the chemotherapeutic drugs used today,” said Lund University Professor Stina Oredsson, corresponding author of the study, …

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2017-10-03 NEWS

New Atlas

X-ray shield lets researchers look in worms for cancer clues
New Atlas
Every day, millions of stem cells zip around our bodies, creating new tissue and helping our organs function correctly. But when one of these cells travels somewhere it’s not supposed to go, the result can lead to a tumor. So studying just how these

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2017-10-03 NEWS

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CRISPR Gets More Precise, Will Be Used on More Diseases
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We’ve written about CRISPR before. Namely how it is a coming genetic superweapon that we’ll use to fight everything from cancer and infection to diabetes. In short, CRISPR allows scientists to cut out a section of DNA and replace it with whatever they …

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2017-10-03 NEWS

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Gene therapy may help reverse blindness
The Tribune
Researchers have shown that gene therapy might help reverse blindness by reprogramming cells at the back of the eye to become light sensitive. Retinitis pigmentosa — the most common cause of blindness in young people — occurs mostly due to loss of …
Oxford study says blindness could be restored using gene therapyIndia Today
Gene therapy may help reverse blindness: studyBusiness Standard

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The Tribune

Gene therapy may help reverse blindness
The Tribune
Researchers have shown that gene therapy might help reverse blindness by reprogramming cells at the back of the eye to become light sensitive. Retinitis pigmentosa — the most common cause of blindness in young people — occurs mostly due to loss of …
Oxford study says blindness could be restored using gene therapyIndia Today
Gene therapy may help reverse blindness: studyBusiness Standard

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