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‘Unexpected fountain of youth’ found in cardiac stem cells, researcher says – FOX31 Denver

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2017-08-15 NEWS

‘Unexpected fountain of youth’ found in cardiac stem cells, researcher says
FOX31 Denver
Cardiac stem cells derived from young hearts helped reverse the signs of aging when directly injected into the old hearts of elderly rats, a study published Monday in the European Heart Journal demonstrated. The old rats appeared newly invigorated

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2017-08-15 NEWS

Gene Therapy for Friedreich’s Ataxia
Friedreich’s Ataxia News
Friedreich’s Ataxia (FA) is a genetic condition caused by mutations in the FXN gene. The mutation leads to a decrease in the production of frataxin protein causing progressive neuronal degeneration, loss of muscle control, fatigue, vision or hearing

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2017-08-15 NEWS

Gene Therapy for Friedreich’s Ataxia
Friedreich’s Ataxia News
Friedreich’s Ataxia (FA) is a genetic condition caused by mutations in the FXN gene. The mutation leads to a decrease in the production of frataxin protein causing progressive neuronal degeneration, loss of muscle control, fatigue, vision or hearing

and more »

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2017-08-15 NEWS

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Gene-Editing Pioneers to Receive $500K Prize for the Development of CRISPR-Cas9
Managed Care magazine
The discovery of these CRISPR sequences in bacteria in the laboratory was the key to the later development of gene-editing technology called CRISPR-Cas9 that has allowed scientists to easily and efficiently edit genes by splicing out and replacing or …
Gene-editing scientists to share $500K Albany Med prizeAlbany Times Union
Albany Medical Center Prize awarded to Luciano MarraffiniThe Rockefeller University Newswire
5 researchers share $500000 prize for work on gene editingNews & Observer

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2017-08-15 NEWS

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Gene-Editing Pioneers to Receive $500K Prize for the Development of CRISPR-Cas9
P&T Community
All five awardees have made important contributions to the development of CRISPR-Cas9, a gene-engineering technology that harnesses a naturally occurring bacterial immune system process. The technology has revolutionized biomedical research and …
Gene-editing scientists to share $500K Albany Med prizeAlbany Times Union
Albany Medical Center Prize awarded to Luciano MarraffiniThe Rockefeller University Newswire
5 researchers share $500000 prize for work on gene editingModesto Bee

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