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Scientists will use use stem cells to grow ‘mini brains’ using Neanderthal DNA – Digital Trends

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2018-05-16 NEWS

Digital Trends

Scientists will use use stem cells to grow ‘mini brains’ using Neanderthal DNA
Digital Trends
Did we somehow wake up in a Michael Crichton novel without realizing it? First, Harvard University sets out to bring the woolly mammoth back to life. Now, researchers from Germany’s Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology have stated their …

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2018-05-16 NEWS

In Vivo

Deal Watch: Novo’s Increased Cell Therapy Commitment Includes Stem Cell Pact With BioLamina
In Vivo
Also, TapImmune merger with Marker could yield T-cell therapies that address multiple tumor-associated antigens with a better safety profile than CAR-T therapy. Bluebird and Medigene expand their TCR therapy collaboration. Already Registered? Sign in

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2018-05-16 NEWS

Nikkei Asian Review

Japan keeps edge in stemcell medicine with heart study
Nikkei Asian Review
TOKYO/OSAKA — Japan’s decision on Wednesday to greenlight a study using stem cells for treating heart failure shows how far the field has progressed in the decade since the cells were first developed. The health ministry approved Osaka University’s …

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Jennifer Doudna delivers Prather Lectures, explaining her gene-editing technology
Harvard Gazette
Jennifer Doudna, the gene-editing pioneer whose breakthrough in CRISPR technology has taken the scientific world by storm, expressed surprise Tuesday evening at how fast the world’s scientists have put her findings to work, as well as concern that …

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2018-05-16 NEWS

U.S. News & World Report

Stem Cells: the Basics
U.S. News & World Report
Stem cells are packed with possibility. Embryonic or “pluripotent” stem cells have superpowers: They can give rise to various organs or tissue cells, or instead divide and renew themselves. Meanwhile, adult stem cells await throughout your body to
Contact7 undercover investigation: Inside the stem cell sales pitch …The Denver Channel
There’s a problem with stem cell therapy in FloridaWPTV.com
Warning over crowdsourced stem cell schemesCosmos
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