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Private clinics’ peddling of unproven stem cell treatments is unsafe and unethical – The Conversation AU

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2017-07-07 NEWS

The Conversation AU

Private clinics’ peddling of unproven stem cell treatments is unsafe and unethical
The Conversation AU
Stem cell science is an area of medical research that continues to offer great promise. But as this week’s paper in Science Translational Medicine highlights, a growing number of clinics around the globe, including in Australia, are exploiting
Standardized Stem CellsHuffPost
Stem cell therapies breaking barriersGuardian (blog)
‘Educating’ patients’ immune cells may help combat diabetesEurekAlert (press release)
Business Wire (press release) –eHealth Magazine | Elets –The Legman News
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2017-07-07 NEWS

The Conversation AU

Private clinics’ peddling of unproven stem cell treatments is unsafe and unethical
The Conversation AU
Stem cell science is an area of medical research that continues to offer great promise. But as this week’s paper in Science Translational Medicine highlights, a growing number of clinics around the globe, including in Australia, are exploiting
Diabetes alert: Stem Cell Educator therapy is safe and effective for treatmentHindustan Times
‘Educated’ immune cells hold promise for fight against diabeteseHealth Magazine | Elets

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2017-07-07 NEWS

Gene Therapy at TTU Linking Help for Diabetes and Heart Disease
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She says in her lab, they are using gene therapy to engineer certain cells to make insulin to treat blood glucose levels. And since there is a strong connection between diabetes and heart disease, Dr. Dufour says they’re hoping these genetically

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2017-07-07 NEWS

The Crozet Gazette

Science to Live By: CRISPR-Cas Corn
The Crozet Gazette
According to DuPont Pioneer’s website and their September 2016 webinar, “CRISPR-Cas is a more efficient and targeted plant breeding technology.” In the past, genetic engineering of plants often has relied upon transgenic techniques, which modifies the …

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2017-07-06 NEWS

Science Magazine

How Canadian researchers reconstituted an extinct poxvirus for $100000 using mail-order DNA
Science Magazine
In 2015, a special group convened by WHO to discuss the implications of synthetic biology for smallpox concluded that the technical hurdles had been overcome. “Henceforth there will always be the potential to recreate variola virus and therefore the

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2017-07-06 NEWS

FierceBiotech

After leaving troubled Arrowhead and RNA, Steven Kanner turns to CRISPR
FierceBiotech
Caribou Biosciences has seen biopharma vet and former VP of discovery biology at Arrowhead Steven Kanner join the biotech as the CRISPR R&D race continues apace. Kanner comes on board as CSO and will now lead Caribou’s research into new …