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Blue Sky Science: How can we use stem cells to build tissues and organs? – STLtoday.com

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2018-02-26 NEWS

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Blue Sky Science: How can we use stem cells to build tissues and organs?
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By potency, we mean a cell’s ability to give rise to specialized cells. Some stem cells are more potent than others, but at the very top of the hierarchy are the so-called “pluripotent” stem cells, which can give rise to everything. Self-renewal, on

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2018-02-26 NEWS

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A CRISPR cure for Huntington’s?
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The gene editing system CRISPR-Cas9 has generated excitement in scientific circles for its potential to cure diseases caused by a single defective gene, including the progressive neurological disorder Huntington’s. But editing genes with this

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2018-02-26 NEWS

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Fortress Biotech Announces Aevitas Therapeutics Enters Sponsored Research Agreement with the University of …
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Lindsay A. Rosenwald, M.D., Fortress Biotech’s Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, said, “Dr. Gao is a world-renowned AAV gene therapy researcher who has made significant contributions to the development of safer and more effective AAV

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