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Seattle startup raises $12M to ‘rewrite the software of life’ (with a little … – GeekWire

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Seattle startup raises $12M to ‘rewrite the software of life’ (with a little …
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Proteins are incredibly important, but incredibly complicated, molecules. They control 98 percent of all biological functions and are used in industries…

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Luxturna: A Giant Step Forward for Blindness Gene Therapy – A Conversation with Dr. Kathy High
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Three years ago, at a fundraiser near Philadelphia for the Curing Retinal Blindness Foundation, I stood, dumbstruck, as young teen Christian Guardino took the stage and belted out Don’t Stop Believing. Christian had recently undergone gene therapy that …

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2017-07-20 NEWS

PLoS Blogs (blog)

Luxturna: A Giant Step Forward for Blindness Gene Therapy – A Conversation with Dr. Kathy High
PLoS Blogs (blog)
Three years ago, at a fundraiser near Philadelphia for the Curing Retinal Blindness Foundation, I stood, dumbstruck, as young teen Christian Guardino took the stage and belted out Don’t Stop Believing. Christian had recently undergone gene therapy that …

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2017-07-20 NEWS

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John McCain’s Brain Cancer vs. Jimmy Carter’s: Why Is McCain’s Prognosis Worse?
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Keytruda is one of a series of new immunotherapy drugs that target specific cancers and are showing incredibly promising results. Keytruda targets the PD-1 and PD-L genes, which play a role in tumor detection. Last year, a lung cancer study using
5 questions about the brain cancer diagnosed in Sen. John McCainWashington Post
John McCain’s unfortunate news: What does it mean?American Thinker (blog)

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Combining CAR T cells with existing immunotherapies may overcome resistance in glioblastomas
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Over the past two years, investigators from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania have reported results from a human trial in GBM using chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T cell therapy, through which patients’ own T cells were …
Human CAR-T Cell Glioblastoma Trial Generates Clues for …Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News

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Researchers in Colorado are hoping stem cells can help those with diabetes
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According to Holger Russ, an assistant professor at the Barbara Davis Center, people who have to take insulin have to be aware of their levels every day, so this stem cell therapy approach could ultimately change the way they live their lives. “It

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Parasitic worms may lead to agricultural stem cell breakthrough …
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A plant parasitic nematode is a pest that parasitizes the roots of agricultural crops and creates nests called ‘galls’ which deprive plants of nutrition. Research on …

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