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PLANTS IN THE CRISPR – BioTechniques.com

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2017-09-14 NEWS

BioTechniques.com

PLANTS IN THE CRISPR
BioTechniques.com
From gene-edited human embryos to disease-free pigs for donor organs, applications of CRISPR/Cas9 technology are filling the headlines. But the impact of this gene-editing technique isn’t limited to biomedical research: Plant biologists are also using …

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2017-09-14 NEWS

BSI bureau (press release)

India and Japan join hands for stem cell research
BSI bureau (press release)
In the light of Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s visit to India, the two countries have signed a host of agreements to further cooperation in science and technology, including research into stemcells for making bone-marrow transplants more accessible.

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Labiotech.eu (blog)

Inside the Lab Building a Stem Cell Gun to Heal Skin
Labiotech.eu (blog)
Thomas Bold, CEO of RenovaCare, shares the story of how his team developed a futuristic stem cell gun to heal burns and wounds. Inside the building that used to be home to Berlin’s Tempelhof airport, whose abandoned runways are regularly visited by …

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The Hindu

Hyderabad techie donates stem cells to save 7-year-old boy
Times of India
VIJAYAWADA: Chaitanya, a 32-year old young IT professional from Hyderabad, saved the life of a 7-year-old, Sarvesh, by donating his blood stem cells. “I was very happy to hear that my stem cells were a potential match for someone.The fact that my
When new life stems from an altruistic donationThe Hindu
Boy cured of thalassaemia meets saviourThe New Indian Express
AIIMS with 50 students from next academic year, says KamineniThe Hans India

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Oxford BioMedica plc New era for cell and gene therapies
DirectorsTalk Interviews
Advanced therapies: In only a week, gene therapies and gene-modified cell therapies have entered the global limelight: the first approval of a CAR-T therapy; Gilead’s $12bn acquisition of US CAR-T biotech Kite Pharma; and the UK government’s …

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