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Pedalling to create awareness about stem cell donation – The Hindu

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2017-09-06 NEWS

The Hindu

Pedalling to create awareness about stem cell donation
The Hindu
The third edition of DATRI Blood Stem Cell Donors Registry’s ‘Cycle to Gift a Life’ held on Sunday saw over 400 participants spreading awareness on the need for blood stem cell donation. The cycle rally, which marked the celebration of World Marrow

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2017-09-06 NEWS

PR Newswire (press release)

University of South Carolina to provide Transomic Technologies’ CRISPR-Cas9 products through its Viral Vector Core
PR Newswire (press release)
HUNSTVILLE, Ala., Sept. 6, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — Transomic Technologies has announced that their new CRISPR transEDIT-dual arrayed library has been placed at the University of South Carolina’s Viral Vector Core. The CRISPR library is available to all …

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2017-09-06 NEWS

Phys.Org

The protein TAZ sends ‘mixed signals’ to stem cells
Phys.Org
When it comes to varieties, some stem cells are “naïve” blank slates; others are “primed” to differentiate into certain types of more specialized cells. Among the truly naïve are mouse embryonic stem cells (ESCs), while the primed variety includes the

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2017-09-06 NEWS

FierceBiotech

Artis funds Excision to test whether CRISPR can cure HIV
FierceBiotech
Excision sees an HIV CRISPR Cas9/gRNA multiplex biologic based on Khalili’s work—EBT101—as its best shot of meeting this lofty goal. The plan is to wrap up IND-enabling studies of the candidate in the months to come and get it into the clinic around

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2017-09-06 NEWS

EurekAlert (press release)

The protein TAZ sends ‘mixed signals’ to stem cells
EurekAlert (press release)
According to new USC research published in Stem Cell Reports, a protein called TAZ can convey very different signals–depending upon not only which variety of stem cell, but also which part of the stem cell receives it. When it comes to varieties, some

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