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Gov. Abbott signs HB 810, allowing Texans to use own stem cells as medicine – KSAT San Antonio

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2017-06-14 NEWS

KSAT San Antonio

Gov. Abbott signs HB 810, allowing Texans to use own stem cells as medicine
KSAT San Antonio
AUSTIN – The legal battle to get patients access to stem cell therapy in Texas is a battle KSAT has been following for more than a year. Gov. Greg Abbott has now signed stem cell therapy bill HB 810 into law. Access to the treatment won’t be immediate

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2017-06-13 NEWS

STAT

How CRISPR pioneer Feng Zhang would use his invention on himself
STAT
But when a group of health care experts gathered on Tuesday to hear from one of the inventors of CRISPR, they cut straight to the quick: Would he use it on himself? The question — posed during a discussion between MIT and Broad Institute researcher

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2017-06-13 NEWS

NPR

Brain Cell Transplants Are Being Tested Once Again For Parkinson’s
NPR
Henchcliffe and Tabar joined several other prominent scientists to describe plans to revive brain cell transplants during a session Tuesday at the International Society for Stem Cell Research meeting in Boston. Their upbeat message marks a dramatic …

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