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Dr. Perl Discusses the Impact of CAR T-Cell Therapy on ALL – OncLive

OncLiveDr. Perl Discusses the Impact of CAR T-Cell Therapy on ALLOncLiveAlexander E. Perl, MD, associate professor of medicine, University of Pennsylvania, discusses the impact of chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapy on the treatment of patie… Continue reading

USC research helps stem cell experts develop kidney treatments, reduce dialysis – USC News

USC NewsUSC research helps stem cell experts develop kidney treatments, reduce dialysisUSC NewsA free online kidney atlas built by USC researchers empowers stem cell scientists everywhere to generate more humanlike tiny kidneys for testing new drugs an… Continue reading

USC research helps stem cell experts develop kidney treatments, reduce dialysis – USC News

USC NewsUSC research helps stem cell experts develop kidney treatments, reduce dialysisUSC NewsA free online kidney atlas built by USC researchers empowers stem cell scientists everywhere to generate more humanlike tiny kidneys for testing new drugs an… Continue reading

Clues to Aging Found in Fruit Flies’ Stem Cells – Sci-News.com

Sci-News.com

Clues to Aging Found in Fruit Flies’ Stem Cells Sci-News.com That loss has been tied to aging for single-celled yeast. But for multicellular organisms, rDNA’s role in aging has been a mystery. The study authors examined rDNA genes in stem cells in the testes of fruit flies. These cells, called germline stem … Clues to aging found in stem cells‘ genomesBrinkwire (press release) all 2 news articles »

PLoS Blogs (blog)

From Blue Lights to Gene Therapy: The Intriguing History of Crigler-Najjar Syndrome PLoS Blogs (blog) Seeing Crigler-Najjar syndrome among this week’s news releases announcing upcoming gene therapy clinical trials conjured immediate images of an Amish farmhouse with a spooky blue glow emanating from an upstairs bedroom, where a small child, clad only …

Science Daily

CRISPR scissors, Cas12a, enables cutting-edge diagnostics Science Daily CRISPR-Cas12a, one of the DNA-cutting proteins revolutionizing biology today, has an unexpected side effect that makes it an ideal enzyme for simple, rapid and accurate disease diagnostics. Cas12a, discovered in 2015 and originally called Cpf1, is like … With new CRISPR inventions, its pioneers say, you ain’t seen nothin’ yetSTAT Researchers advance CRISPR-based tool for diagnosing diseaseMIT News ‘Unexpected’ breakthrough caused by side-effects of CRISPR gene-editing ‘scissors’ could allow for rapid detection …Daily Mail all 36 news articles »

Xconomy

Celularity Raises $250M to Make Stem Cell Treatments for Cancer & More Xconomy The placenta provides a fetus all of the nourishment it needs to grow and remain healthy. Executives at biotech startup Celularity believe cells from this organ can also be developed into treatments for a wide range of diseases, and the company … Will 100 be the new 60? Stem cell start-up that raised $250 million could extend lifespan by decades, help cure cancerCNBC Stem cells from placentas at core of Celularity’s effort to extend life …CNET With $250 million, Peter Diamandis’ new startup is all about taking …TechCrunch Business Insider –WIRED –Inc.com all 17 news articles »

Science Magazine

Genome editor CRISPR’s latest trick? Offering a sharper snapshot of activity inside the cell Science Magazine Airplane flight recorders and body cameras help investigators make sense of complicated events. Biologists studying cells have tried to build their own data recorders, for example by linking the activity of a gene of interest to one making a … New CRISPR tools can detect infections like HPV, dengue, and ZikaThe Verge CRISPR-based Technology Can Detect Viral DNAHoward Hughes Medical Institute CRISPR scissors, Cas12a, enables cutting-edge diagnosticsUC Berkeley STAT –Xconomy all 12 news articles »