Nature.comGenetic screens Combining CRISPR perturbations and RNA-seqNature.comPooled genetic screens have typically been restricted to studies of fairly simplistic phenotypes (such as cell survival or reporter gene expression) in bulk cell populations,… Continue reading
Am730 Vancouver Traffic News |
Stem cells needed: Canadian Blood Services urging public to donate following young boy’s death
Am730 Vancouver Traffic News The Canadian Blood Services stem cell donation program is urging more people to sign up following the death of a young Richmond boy. Associate Director at OneMatch, Dena Mercer, says there are about 800 Canadians looking for an unrelated donor. |
Genetic Literacy Project |
5 unsolved mysteries about CRISPR
Genetic Literacy Project DNA in the spaces between CRISPR’s palindromic repeats sometimes matches sequences in viral genomes. Researchers have found that certain CRISPR-associated (Cas) proteins add these spacer sequences to the genome after bacteria and archaea are … |
Irish Times |
Irish researchers make stem–cell cancer breakthrough
Irish Times “Our findings strongly suggest that it is the cancer stem cell population that we need to destroy if treatment is going to be effective in our oesophageal cancer patients,” said Dr Maher, who is ussher assistant professor in translational oncology at … Discovery from Irish researchers could pave way for new treatments for oesophageal cancerthejournal.ie |
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Before you graduate: Last chance for your Boulder bucket list
Colorado Daily Set for March 10-12, the annual winter festival is celebrating its 16th year of paying homage to Bredo Morstol, who is frozen in a state of suspended animation and resides in a Tuff Shed atop dry ice on a hill above Nederland. Billed as Colorado’s … |
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JangoBio joins Madison’s growing stem cell industry
Madison.com A new company entering Madison’s booming stem cell industry promises a line of therapy that could stop some of the negative impacts of aging. JangoBio, a University of Wisconsin-connected biotech that announced its launch at the end of 2016, is … |
Medical Xpress |
Researchers identify new target for cancer immunotherapy
Medical Xpress Massachusetts General Hospital investigators have found new evidence that the tumor necrosis factor receptor type II (TNFR2) may be a major target for immuno-oncology treatments, which induce a patient’s immune system to fight cancer. TNFR2 is … |