Roanoke Rapids Daily HeraldAL Amyloidosis Treatment Including Stem Cell TransplantationRoanoke Rapids Daily HeraldAmyloidosis is a rare disease that occurs when proteins in the body group together to form what is called amyloid fibrils. The fibrils are… Continue reading
Marketplace.orgCrispr inventor worries about the unintended consequences of gene editingMarketplace.orgIn 2012, Jennifer Doudna, along with a small group of scientists, invented a ground-breaking technology to edit DNA known as Crispr. Scientists are s… Continue reading
Science Daily |
Injured bones reconstructed by gene and stem cell therapies
Science Daily “We are just at the beginning of a revolution in orthopedics,” said Dan Gazit, PhD, DMD, co-director of the Skeletal Regeneration and Stem Cell Therapy Program in the Department of Surgery and the Cedars-Sinai Board of Governors Regenerative Medicine … |
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Forum at Fred Hutch focuses on the hottest developments in cancer immunotherapy
Fred Hutch News Service “There’s no question” that immunotherapy is now a fourth pillar of cancer treatment, along with chemotherapy, radiation and surgery, said Dr. Phil Greenberg of Fred Hutch at a forum on the Fred Hutch campus on June 14, 2017. Photo by Robert Hood / Fred … |
STAT |
On the cusp of payoffs for patients, stem cell therapy faces threat from unregulated clinics
STAT here was an excitement evident at this week’s meeting of stem cell scientists in Boston, with speakers highlighting how the years of toil in labs were approaching payoffs for patients, as more cell therapies have moved into clinical trials and … |
The Mix |
CRISPR course unleashes critical-thinking skills for UAB freshmen
The Mix … the research instructor in the UAB School of Medicine’s Department of Genetics led 16 freshmen in the UAB Honors College Science and Technology Honors Program through a series of experiments using CRISPR/Cas9, the molecular genetic “scissors” … |