Rahman lends his voice for stem cell donationThe HinduIn his soft, mellifluous voice, music composer A.R. Rahman delivers a series of facts: matching stem cells can cure over 70% of Indians with blood cancers, over 90% cannot find a match because India… Continue reading
NPRHow A Gene Editing Tool Went From Labs To A Middle-School ClassroomNPRIn 2015, the journal Science declared the gene editing tool CRISPR Cas9 the breakthrough of the year. It let scientists make changes in DNA of living cells easier and cheaper than… Continue reading
NPRHow CRISPR Gene Editing Tool Went From Labs To A Middle … – NPRNPRSome compare the democratization of personal computing in the 1970s to the current changes in access to genetic engineering tools, in part thanks to the …and more »… Continue reading
How A Gene Editing Tool Went From Labs To A Middle-School ClassroomNPRIn 2015, the journal Science declared the gene editing tool CRISPR Cas9 the breakthrough of the year. It let scientists make changes in DNA of living cells easier and cheaper than be… Continue reading
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3 Things In Biotech You Should Learn Today: May 27, 2017
Seeking Alpha CAR–T cell therapy is reaching its tipping point, and we’re going to find out in 2017 if these agents are deemed to have a risk/benefit profile that is sufficient for the FDA to allow their use. Kite Pharma (NASDAQ:KITE) made a splash when they … |
IFLScience |
Stem Cells Show Promise – But They Also Have A Darker Side
IFLScience Everyone seems to be excited about stem cells. Their excellent promise as a treatment for a range of diseases and injuries mean almost guaranteed coverage for research. While some types of stem cells are already being used in treatment – for treating … |
Los Angeles Times |
Immunotherapy drug opens a new era of precision medicine for cancer
Los Angeles Times With little fanfare, the Food and Drug Administration did something this week that it’s never done before: The agency approved a single prescription drug, pembrolizumab (marketed by Merck as Keytruda) for treatment of solid tumors in any organ so long … FDA approves cancer drug for personalized immunotherapy approachMedical Xpress SAA Funding Contributes to FDA Approval Of KeytrudaSwimSwam Expanded Keytruda Approval Signals New Phase for Precision Medicine, May Benefit NGS Panel MakersGenomeWeb |
Miami Herald |
Using your immune system to fight cancer is showing significant promise
Miami Herald What if the power to fight cancer more effectively was within you? Researchers are trying to harness that superpower, by studying how a patient’s own immune system battles cancer. “Immunotherapy is a more natural way of treating cancer, rather than … Designer Viruses Could Help Fight CancerInverse |