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New virtual lab launched in UK to aid synthetic biology industry – EPM Magazine

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2017-11-09 NEWS

EPM Magazine

New virtual lab launched in UK to aid synthetic biology industry
EPM Magazine
The National Physical Laboratory (NPL), the UK’s National Measurement Institute (NMI) and SynbiCITE at Imperial College London have announced the launch of a new £7 million virtual lab to establish the UK Centre for Engineering Biology, Metrology and …

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Gene Therapy Skin Grafts Save Boy With Rare Disease
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But there was another option: an experimental skin graft made using gene therapy to correct the faulty DNA that gave the boy his delicate, blister-prone skin. It worked. The graft replaced 80 percent of Hassan’s skin, and he’s back at school, leading a
Gene Therapy Creates Replacement Skin to Save a Dying BoyNew York Times
GeneTherapy Grafts Have Repaired a Child’s Devastating Skin DisorderMIT Technology Review
New gene therapy technique saves boy’s life by growing new skinEngadget
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Medical Xpress

Researchers report findings on the effects of fat on stem cells
Medical Xpress
The study examined how the type of fat a person consumes may determine whether stem cells are converted into bone cells or fat cells. It’s the third peer-reviewed journal article Skinkle has co-authored since joining the lab as a freshman and working

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2017-11-09 NEWS

Medical Xpress

Researchers report findings on the effects of fat on stem cells
Medical Xpress
The study examined how the type of fat a person consumes may determine whether stem cells are converted into bone cells or fat cells. It’s the third peer-reviewed journal article Skinkle has co-authored since joining the lab as a freshman and working

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NBC New York

Happening Today: Trump in China, Church Shooting, Gene Therapy, Kevin Spacey
NBC New York
He had a rare, incurable skin disease called junctional epidermolysis bullosa, caused by genetic mutations. To fix that, the doctors took a small piece of the boy’s skin from an area that was OK. In total, they grew close to a square meter of skin. The

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Researchers find way to improve immunotherapy drugs’ impact while limiting side effects
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By connecting highly effective cancer immunotherapy drugs such as anti-CTLA4 (ipilimumab) and anti-PD-L1 (atezolizumab) to peptides that bind to tissues in and around tumors, a research team based at the University of Chicago found a way to improve the …