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Shedding light on cause of resistance to tumor immunotherapy – Science Daily

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2017-07-29 NEWS

Shedding light on cause of resistance to tumor immunotherapy
Science Daily
In tumor immunotherapy, the body’s own defense system is activated against the tumor cells. However, for the majority of patients, the tumor cells become resistant to the treatments used. Researchers at the University of Zurich and the University

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2017-07-29 NEWS

TechCrunch

CRISPR‘d human embryos doesn’t mean designer babies are around the corner
TechCrunch
Earlier this week scientists stunned us with the announcement they’d genetically altered the first human embryos in the U.S. using CRISPR technology — but don’t hold your breath if you think the ability to make designer babies is right around the corner.
Scientists Use CRISPR to Edit Human EmbryosLive Science
Editing human embryos with CRISPR is moving ahead – now’s the time to work out the ethicsThe Conversation US
Yes, US Scientists Edited an Embryo’s Genes, but Super-Babies Are a Ways AwaySlate Magazine (blog)
Mother Jones –The Lund Report –Seeker –MIT Technology Review
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2017-07-28 NEWS

‘No Immune Syndromes’ for Cancer Immunotherapy in HIV
Medscape
PARIS — In a small cohort of HIV-positive patients with cancers not related to HIV, immunotherapy drugs that block the PD-1 cancer pathway yielded mixed results. But the treatment was safe. “This immunotherapy could have a great impact for people with …

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2017-07-28 NEWS

St. Augustine Record

If you could ‘design’ your own child, would you?
St. Augustine Record
But supporters of synthetic biology talk up huge potential long-term benefits. We could, they claim, potentially edit genes and build new ones to eradicate all hereditary diseases. With genetic alterations, we might be able to withstand anthrax attacks
First Human Embryos Edited in USMIT Technology Review

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2017-07-28 NEWS

Stuff.co.nz

If you could ‘design’ your own child, would you?
Stuff.co.nz
But supporters of synthetic biology talk up huge potential long-term benefits. We could, they claim, potentially edit genes and build new ones to eradicate all hereditary diseases. With genetic alterations, we might be able to withstand anthrax attacks
First Human Embryos Edited in USMIT Technology Review

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