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Unraveling The Controversy Over The CRISPR Mutations Study – Fast Company

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2017-06-01 NEWS

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Unraveling The Controversy Over The CRISPR Mutations Study
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Cas9, the CRISPR enzyme that snips DNA, in contact with its target. [Graph: via rcsb.org] A central promise of CRISPR-based gene editing is its ability to pinpoint particular genes. But if this technology produces dangerous side effects by creating
A World First CRISPR Trial Will Edit Genes Inside the Human BodyFuturism
One of Crispr’s Creators Faces Her FearsBloomberg
From AAV to CRISPR: Era of hacking our bodies is just beginningSiliconrepublic.com
Nature.com –Medical Xpress
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One of Crispr’s Creators Faces Her Fears – Bloomberg
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In A Crack in Creation, Jennifer Doudna wrestles with her role in inventing the gene-editing tool and the implications of it.
From AAV to CRISPR: Era of hacking our bodies is just beginningSiliconrepublic.com
Genome editing: That’s the way the CRISPR crumbles : Nature …Nature.com
A major step in treating genetic diseases – Medical XpressMedical Xpress

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Cancer Research Institute Hosts Fifth Annual Cancer Immunotherapy Month(tm) in June to Celebrate Progress in …
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“Advances in immunotherapy research have brought us to a tipping point in the transformation of cancer treatment,” said Jill O’Donnell-Tormey, Ph.D., CEO and director of scientific affairs at the Cancer Research Institute. “But these advances have
Parker Institute for Cancer Immunotherapy Scientists to Present Research at ASCO 2017 on IDO Pathway Inhibitors …PR Newswire (press release)
Gritstone Oncology Expands Scientific Advisory Board with Appointment of Immuno-Oncology Experts James L. Gulley …Business Wire (press release)
ASCO 2017: World’s Largest Clinical Cancer Research Meeting to Highlight Latest Advances in Patient and Survivor …UroToday

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World-first trials have been launched to treat Parkinson’s and blindness with embryonic stem cells
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Meanwhile, another medical team in the same city is aiming to target vision loss using embryonic stem cells (ESC) to replace lost cells in the retina, marking a new direction in China in the wake of major changes in how the country regulates stem cell …

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