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Canadian researchers test new stem-cell therapy for diabetes – The Globe and Mail

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2018-01-16 NEWS

The Globe and Mail

Canadian researchers test new stemcell therapy for diabetes
The Globe and Mail
A Vancouver man with Type 1 diabetes is the first Canadian to receive an experimental stemcell therapy aimed at restoring the body’s ability to produce insulin, researchers at the University of British Columbia announced Tuesday. Last month, the
Stem cell implant trial aims to reverse Type 1 diabetesVancouver Sun

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2018-01-16 NEWS

Genetic Literacy Project

CRISPR could be the answer to genetic engineering’s prayers
Genetic Literacy Project
And, in fact, it was in this manner – as a bacteria’s defense against invading viruses – that the CRISPR-Cas process first emerged. [S]cientists have figured out how to replicate the process [of viral infection], enabling humans to edit, with the