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Cloning, stem cells and GMOs: How religious beliefs shape our thinking – Genetic Literacy Project

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2017-01-09 NEWS

Genetic Literacy Project

Cloning, stem cells and GMOs: How religious beliefs shape our thinking
Genetic Literacy Project
The concept of “playing God” still bothers certain groups. Christian opinion on GMOs is split. However, when it comes to therapeutic cloning via somatic cell nuclear transfer (SCNT) to create embryonic stem cells, or use of embryos that have been

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2017-01-09 NEWS

TIME

How Gene Editing Could Ruin Human Evolution
TIME
CRISPR-Cas9, the new gene modification tool, which has been heralded as a means for inserting ourselves into evolution, is itself evolving as a technology, even as you read this. That technology itself can evolve means there is greater urgency for how
Interference: A CRISPR Patent Dispute Roadmap – Bio-IT WorldBio-IT World
The Patent Fight Over CRISPR Hinges on a Microscopic DetailPopular Mechanics
Next Big Future: CRISPR could make designer babies and help with …Next Big Future
Genetic Literacy Project –Post News –Counsel & Heal
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2017-01-09 NEWS

CardioBreak: Lariat LAA Questions; Synthetic Stem Cells; Alcohol Risk
MedPage Today
STAT News took a long look at the Lariat device used off-label for left atrial appendage closure and questioned whether it should have gone through a different regulatory approval process at the FDA. Following the FDA’s approval of a cardiovascular

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2017-01-09 NEWS

Immuno-Oncology News

Attacking Glioblastoma by Combining Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors with Gene Therapy Looks Promising
Immuno-Oncology News
Attacking an aggressive brain tumor with immunostimulatory gene therapy while enhancing the immune system’s ability to fight it with immune checkpoint inhibitors might be a promising approach to treat patients with glioblastoma multiforme, a brain

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2017-01-09 NEWS

CardioBreak: Lariat LAA Questions; Synthetic Stem Cells; Alcohol Risk
MedPage Today
STAT News took a long look at the Lariat device used off-label for left atrial appendage closure and questioned whether it should have gone through a different regulatory approval process at the FDA. Following the FDA’s approval of a cardiovascular