All posts by: Michael Zand

About Michael Zand

Stem cell club running swab drive Sunday – MY PG NOW

Continue reading

2017-03-10 NEWS

MY PG NOW

Stem cell club running swab drive Sunday
MY PG NOW
If you’re healthy and between 17-35, all it takes is 10 minutes and a cheek swab to be a superhero. The UBC Stem Cell Club at UNBC is holding a stem cell drive at Pine Centre Mall Sunday. Simply put, healthy stem cells create healthy blood. If someone …

Continue reading

2017-03-09 NEWS

Science Magazine

A CRISPR first: editing normal human embryos | Science | AAAS
Science Magazine
In the first ever report of the CRISPR-Cas9 genome editing tool being used on normal human embryos, a team of Chinese scientists had mixed results, writes …
First results of CRISPR gene editing of normal embryos released …New Scientist
CRISPR And CRISPR-Associated Genes Market Is Anticipated To …Medgadget (blog)
DNA editing in mice helps prevent blindness – The Johns Hopkins …Johns Hopkins News-Letter
Wired.co.uk
all 5 news articles »
Continue reading

2017-03-09 NEWS

Medscape

Some Cancer Patients ‘Hyperprogress’ on Immunotherapy
Medscape
LA JOLLA, California — When it comes to immunotherapy for cancer, “everyone likes to talk about the ‘super-responders’,” said an expert here at the 10th Future of Genomic Medicine Conference. But evidence is emerging that some patients become …

Continue reading

2017-03-09 NEWS

Medscape

Immunotherapy Patch Desensitizes Peanut Allergy
Medscape
ATLANTA — Children became progressively less sensitive to peanuts during a 3-year trial of immunotherapy delivered through a skin patch. There were few adverse effects from the patch, and the children were comfortable with wearing it. “This is