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In effort to treat rare blinding disease, researchers turn stem cells into blood vessels – Science Daily

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2018-02-14 NEWS

Science Daily

In effort to treat rare blinding disease, researchers turn stem cells into blood vessels
Science Daily
Now, in a study published February 13 in Science Signaling, Lin’s team discovered that a chemical compound that activates ATF6 also converts patient-derived stem cells into blood vessels. “We wanted to see if there was a way to correct this gene defect

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Life Sciences Intellectual Property Review

Cellectis to license recently-granted CRISPR patents
Life Sciences Intellectual Property Review
Both patents centre on the use of CRISPR technology in T cells and “claim methods by which T cells are gene edited using transient expression of CRISPR/Cas9 components”, according to the release. Last year, Cellectis was granted European patent number
Rupert BealeLondon Review of Books
America May Fall Behind in Genetic Technologies, and That’s OKChristian Post

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Xconomy

Astellas Buys Stem Cell Gene-Editing Firm for $102.5M
Xconomy
Universal Cells’ technology aims to make stem cells that don’t have some of the problems that current cell therapies face, such as the immune rejection of transplanted cells. This is an attractive prospect for Astellas, which has been working to get
Astellas pledges $102.5M for universal donor cell companyFierceBiotech
Astellas Acquires Universal Cells, Inc.Markets Insider
Astellas upgrades Universal Cells licensing deal to a buyThe Pharma Letter
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