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Astellas sues former research partners, claiming ‘usurpation’ of stem cell tech – Boston Business Journal

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2017-11-14 NEWS

Boston Business Journal

Astellas sues former research partners, claiming ‘usurpation’ of stem cell tech
Boston Business Journal
A Marlborough-based unit of Japanese drugmaker Astellas Pharma has filed a federal lawsuit accusing two scientists of entering into a collaboration to develop therapeutic stem cells, and then falsely claiming the technology as their own to secure a …

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2017-11-14 NEWS

Boston Business Journal

Astellas sues former research partners, claiming ‘usurpation’ of stem cell tech
Boston Business Journal
A Marlborough-based unit of Japanese drugmaker Astellas Pharma has filed a federal lawsuit accusing two scientists of entering into a collaboration to develop therapeutic stem cells, and then falsely claiming the technology as their own to secure a …

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2017-11-14 NEWS

Live Science

A Breathtaking New GIF Shows CRISPR Chewing Up DNA
Live Science
CRISPR is the set of molecular scissors that’s changing the world. It’s an enzyme that cuts DNA, and scientists figured out in 2012 that they could deploy it for cheap, effective gene editing: Just tag the CRISPR molecule with a bit of RNA (a slim
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Scientists move closer to gene therapy for Rett syndrome
Spectrum
In 2007, researchers used genetic tools to reinstate MECP2 levels in juvenile and adult Rett mice, and found that this manipulation reverses many of the animals’ Rett-like features. This finding suggested that gene therapy — using a harmless virus to

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2017-11-14 NEWS

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Scientists move closer to gene therapy for Rett syndrome
Spectrum
In 2007, researchers used genetic tools to reinstate MECP2 levels in juvenile and adult Rett mice, and found that this manipulation reverses many of the animals’ Rett-like features. This finding suggested that gene therapy — using a harmless virus to

and more »