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Bill Gates Warns That Damage Caused By Bioterrorism Could Be ‘Very, Very Huge’ – Gizmodo

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2017-01-23 NEWS

Gizmodo

Bill Gates Warns That Damage Caused By Bioterrorism Could Be ‘Very, Very Huge’
Gizmodo
CRISPR and other powerful new biotechnologies have made science that was once constrained to fancy high-end labs increasingly accessible. This is, of course, mostly a good thing. But it also means that those with nefarious intentions have easier access

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2017-01-23 NEWS

EurekAlert (press release)

On target: UNC researcher arms platelets to deliver cancer immunotherapy
EurekAlert (press release)
To overcome these problems, Gu’s research team used immunotherapy to directly target residual tumors after a surgery or surgeries to remove the primary tumor, rather than to nonspecifically bolster the immune system. Gu’s team engineered a new method

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2017-01-23 NEWS

OncLive

Researcher Hopes Vaccines Can Improve Immunotherapy Outcomes in RCC
OncLive
Certainly, there have been several lost causes that we’ve seen thus far, but as we get better at designing vaccines, hopefully this is a step forward in improving immunotherapy for kidney cancer,” says Zhang. In an interview with OncLive at the 2016

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2017-01-23 NEWS

UNC, NCSU researchers arm platelets to deliver cancer …
WRAL Tech Wire
UNC, NCSU biomedical engineering research team’s findings show that engineered platelets can deliver antibodies to kill cancer cells before they can grow or …

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2017-01-23 NEWS

Scout

Boston Red Sox Notes: Drew Pomeranz Received Stem Cell Shot Injection After Playoff Run
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The 2016 All-Star explained that after the Red Sox were defeated by the Cleveland Indians and eliminated from the playoffs, he received a stem cell shot in the elbow/forearm area. Pomeranz noted, that “we just looked at ways to speed up the process of …