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After a Few Hiccups, All Bets Are on CRISPR Again – Gizmodo – Gizmodo

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2018-03-05 NEWS

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After a Few Hiccups, All Bets Are on CRISPR Again – Gizmodo
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A letter published in a scientific journal last year challenged the safety of promising gene-editing tool CRISPR, unnerving researchers and investors alike. Now, a smattering of recent studies have redeemed the technology by showing how CRISPR can more
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2018-03-05 NEWS

UCLA Newsroom

UCLA researchers show a cancer defense mechanism could be turned back to attack tumors
UCLA Newsroom
“We have generated the first example of a CAR that can help white blood cells — specifically T cells — convert tumor-produced proteins from suppressants, or ‘downers’ for our immune system, into stimulants that trigger robust attacks on the tumor