All posts by: Michael Zand

A Month in the Life of a Stem Cell Lab – Undark Magazine

Undark MagazineA Month in the Life of a Stem Cell LabUndark MagazineYi Yu, a research assistant in the Melton lab, holds flasks containing human embryonic stem cells. Researchers have developed a recipe to turn them into beta cells, which secrete insul… Continue reading

Nivolumab keeps HCC in check and opens avenues for checkmate – Nature.com

Nivolumab keeps HCC in check and opens avenues for checkmateNature.comNew data indicate the therapeutic potential of immunotherapy with the anti-PD-1 antibody nivolumab in this disease. In the phase I/II CheckMate 040 trial, 262 patients with advanced-… Continue reading

Oxford Genetics Licenses CRISPR Gene Editing Technology from ERS Genomics – Technology Networks

Nivolumab keeps HCC in check and opens avenues for checkmate – Nature.com

Nivolumab keeps HCC in check and opens avenues for checkmateNature.comNew data indicate the therapeutic potential of immunotherapy with the anti-PD-1 antibody nivolumab in this disease. In the phase I/II CheckMate 040 trial, 262 patients with advanced-… Continue reading

Oncology Nurses Must Watch for CAR T-Cell Therapy Side Effects – Cancer Network

Oncology Nurses Must Watch for CAR T-Cell Therapy Side EffectsCancer NetworkIt is increasingly important that oncology nurses and other healthcare providers recognize cytokine release syndrome (CRS) and other side effects that can be triggered by antic… Continue reading

Pac-Man like CRISPR enzymes discovered – Lab News

Lab NewsPac-Man like CRISPR enzymes discoveredLab NewsResearchers at the Institute paired CRISPR-Cas13a with RNA amplification and showed the system, dubbed SHERLOCK, could detect viral RNA at extremely low concentrations. This included RNA linked to a… Continue reading