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Space savers: astronaut urine could make supplies from nutrients to tools – The Guardian

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2017-08-22 NEWS

The Guardian

Space savers: astronaut urine could make supplies from nutrients to tools
The Guardian
“Capabilities in synthetic biology enable us to create different strains of yeast that can make a variety of different products,” said Blenner, adding that the yeast itself takes up very little space and is low-mass. While astronauts have previously
Turning human waste into plastic, nutrients could aid long-distance space travelGears Of Biz

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Endpoints News

Building up its I/O ops, CRISPR Therapeutics allies with Marcela Maus at Mass General
Endpoints News
CRISPR Therapeutics $CRSP is allying with some top immuno-oncology researchers at Mass General to collaborate on some new gene editing working aimed at creating a new and better generation of T cell therapies. The biotech — based in Switzerland …
CRISPR Therapeutics Announces Collaboration with Massachusetts General Hospital to Research Use of CRISPRGlobeNewswire (press release)
It Seems Crispr Therapeutics AG (NASDAQ:CRSP) Will Go Down. Just Reported More Shorted SharesBZ Weekly

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Technology Networks

Vitamin C Regulates Stem Cell Function
Technology Networks
Not much is known about stem cell metabolism, but a new study from the Children’s Medical Center Research Institute at UT Southwestern (CRI) has found that stem cells take up unusually high levels of vitamin C, which then regulates their function and …
Vitamin C May Play Role In Leukemia Blood Cancer PreventionMedical Daily
Vitamin C injections could play a role in treating blood cancersGears Of Biz
Vitamin C may be able to cut leukemia rates and deathsThe Sunshine Coast Daily

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UKNow (press release)

Discovery of Process to Harness Energy Could Affect Synthetic Biology, Fuel, Chemical Production
UKNow (press release)
LEXINGTON, Ky. (Aug. 22, 2017) — University of Kentucky researchers participating in a Department of Energy funded center have discovered a groundbreaking process that allows them to harness energy from chemical reactions that previously would have …

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UKNow (press release)

Discovery of Process to Harness Energy Could Affect Synthetic Biology, Fuel, Chemical Production
UKNow (press release)
LEXINGTON, Ky. (Aug. 22, 2017) — University of Kentucky researchers participating in a Department of Energy funded center have discovered a groundbreaking process that allows them to harness energy from chemical reactions that previously would have …