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Butterflies lose their luster if their ‘paintbrush genes’ aren’t on – Mother Nature Network

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2017-09-20 NEWS

Mother Nature Network

Butterflies lose their luster if their ‘paintbrush genes’ aren’t on
Mother Nature Network
The two genes, WntA and optix, had previously been shown to play a part how butterflies’ wings’ patterns and colors, but it wasn’t until scientists switched on and off the genes using the CRISPR-Cas9 technique that they discovered just how big a part

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2017-09-20 NEWS

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Sean Parker institute to lead immunotherapy trial for pancreatic cancer
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The Parker Institute for Cancer Immunotherapy, the San Francisco nonprofit created in 2016 with $250 million from the billionaire former Facebook executive who helped build Napster, will sponsor its first clinical trial — an immunotherapy treatment

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