All posts by: Michael Zand

Vitamins and aminoacids regulate stem cell biology – Phys.Org

Phys.OrgVitamins and aminoacids regulate stem cell biologyPhys.OrgAn International Reserach Team coordinated by Igb-Cnr has discovered a key role of vitamins and amino acids in pluripotent stem cells. The research is published in Stem Cell Reports, and… Continue reading

Intrexon: Chimeras, CRSPR and Gene Therapy – Moneyshow.com (registration)

Intrexon: Chimeras, CRSPR and Gene TherapyMoneyshow.com (registration)Intrexon (XON) has made a small yet strategic acquisition in buying GenVec (GNVC); with the purchase, XON gets AdenoVerse, a platform of adenovirus vectors for delivering drugs and v… Continue reading

Immunotherapy, Molecular Testing Propel Dramatic Changes in Lung Cancer Care – OncLive

OncLiveImmunotherapy, Molecular Testing Propel Dramatic Changes in Lung Cancer CareOncLiveIn a recent interview with OncLive, Joel Neal, MD, PhD, assistant professor of Medicine (Oncology), Stanford University Medical Center, discussed how recent immun… Continue reading

IBS scientists modify fat content in soybean oil using new CRISPR-Cpf1 technology – News-Medical.net

News-Medical.netIBS scientists modify fat content in soybean oil using new CRISPR-Cpf1 technologyNews-Medical.netA team from the Center for Genome Engineering, within the Institute for Basic Research (IBS), succeeded in editing two genes that contribut… Continue reading

And the CRISPR science prizes go to… – STAT

Allogenic mesenchymal stem cells for dilated cardiomyopathy – Nature.com

Nature.comAllogenic mesenchymal stem cells for dilated cardiomyopathyNature.comPatients with chronic nonischaemic dilated cardiomyopathy (NIDCM) treated with allogenic (allo) human mesenchymal stem cells (hMSCs) show improved cardiac function and quali… Continue reading