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Paper on Off-Target CRISPR Effects Pulled – GenomeWeb

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2018-04-02 NEWS

Paper on Off-Target CRISPR Effects Pulled
GenomeWeb
Nature Methods has retracted a paper that argued that the CRISPR/Cas9 gene-editing technique led to a number of unintended edits, Retraction Watch reports. The paper from Stanford University’s Vinit Mahajan and colleagues described how they sequenced …
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Spaceflight activates cell changes with implications for stem cell-based heart repair
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The article “Spaceflight Activates Protein Kinase C Alpha Signaling and Modifies the Developmental Stage of Human Neonatal Cardiovascular Progenitor Cells” is coauthored by Johnathan Baio, Aida Martinez, Leonard Bailey, Nahidh Hasaniya, Michael Pecaut …
Stem–Cell Therapy Used To Alleviate Pets’ PainGeek
Stem cell banks face shortage as demand rises rapidly – News …VietNamNet Bridge
Endometrial Carcinoma And Stem Cell TherapyCheckbiotech.org (press release)
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Daily Mail

Controversial study that claimed Crispr gene editing is dangerous is retracted after scientists admit they CAN’T …
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Study coauthor Kellie Schaefer from Stanford University found that the DNA sequences of two independent gene therapy recipients had been hit by more than 1,500 small mutations, known as single-nucleotide changes. They also found more than 100 larger …
Corrigendum and follow-up: Whole genome sequencing of multiple CRISPR-edited mouse lines suggests no excess …bioRxiv

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Stem–Cell Therapy Used To Alleviate Pets’ Pain
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Stem cell therapy, however, is not cheap (a course of two to three injections can run $2,000 or higher), nor is it a cure-all. So be sure to consult with your veterinarian before enrolling any pet in a clinical trial or sticking it with a needle. Stem …
Spaceflight activates cell changes with implications for stem cell-based heart repairPhys.Org
Stem cell banks face shortage as demand rises rapidlyVietNamNet Bridge
Can regenerative medicine or stem cell therapy help to deal with autism?TheHealthSite
Checkbiotech.org (press release) –Pharmaceuticals News
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Medical Xpress

Solution to 50-year-old mystery could lead to gene therapy for common blood disorders
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The research solves a 50-year-old mystery about how these mutations — which are naturally carried by a small percentage of people — operate and alter the expression of human genes. The study, by an international team led by UNSW scientist Professor …
CRISPR enhances gene therapy to fight inherited diseasesMedical Xpress
CRISPR Use Could Lead to “Organic” Gene Therapies for Blood DisordersGenetic Engineering & Biotechnology News
What’s stopping us from using CRISPR to gene edit humans to fight disease?Genetic Literacy Project
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