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American Museum of Natural History Presents: SciCafe: Modifying Mosquitos with CRISPR – liherald.com

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2017-01-04 NEWS

American Museum of Natural History Presents: SciCafe: Modifying Mosquitos with CRISPR
liherald.com
CRISPR gene editing is widely used by biologists as the DNA-programming tool of choice to alter the genome of organisms and even populations. By changing the DNA of mosquitoes, we could prevent them from reproducing—potentially eradicating them …

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A Northwest Lens On Myeloma: Lessons From My Stem Cell Transplant
The Myeloma Beacon
I received an autologous stem cell transplant in July 2016. I chronicled the day-to-day progress of my transplant in the Beacon’s forums, so I won’t repeat that account here. Instead, I’ll share some of my general thoughts and feelings about the process.

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Another kind of bank: stem cell deposits save lives
Viet Nam News
HÀ NỘI — Three years ago, Hoàng Thị Thùy Linh, 29, from the central province of Quảng Bình Province, was diagnosed with leukemia (blood cancer). She was told her best chances lay in getting her damaged stem cells replaced. However, her family could …

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Have you undergone immunotherapy for cancer?
The San Diego Union-Tribune
On Dec. 13, nurse Wendy Gordon removed the port from Madelyn Graf’s chest that was used to treat her cancer at Medical University Hospital Hollings Cancer Center in Charleston, South Carolina. Graf has been treated with the immunotherapy drug Opdivo.

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