UofL gets nearly $14M grant to study heart stem cells – Bradenton Herald
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UofL gets nearly $14M grant to study heart stem cells
Bradenton Herald The $13.8 million award from the National Institutes of Health is for the study of a new type of adult cardiac stem cell. The study’s principal investigator, Dr. Robert Bolli, is studying ways to repair the heart using a patient’s own stem cells. A … |
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Circulate on Fridays: Can China solve fast-fashion & testing the materials passport
Circulate Meet the New Jersey-based start up, Modern Meadow, that is bringing the potential of synthetic biology to the fashion industry, aiming to unlock powerful business, creative and public relation benefits. Modern Meadow’s lab-fabricated leather is … |
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Activists warn of algae escape
Chemical & Engineering News Biofuelwatch says it is monitoring the use of synthetic biology in organisms and plants used to create biofuels. For example, a start-up formed by Bayer and Ginkgo Bioworks plans to develop modified microbes that enhance plant growth. The prospect of … |
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DNA mutations shed in blood predicts response to immunotherapy in patients with cancer
EurekAlert (press release) “We can help predict response to immunotherapy by measuring the number of mutations in circulating tumor DNA using a simple blood test,” said Yulian Khagi, MD, UC San Diego Moores Cancer Center fellow and first author. “Immunotherapy can result in … |
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US Department of Energy awards Danforth Center $16M to enhance sorghum for bioenergy
EurekAlert (press release) The team will then deploy these genes using tools of the emerging field of synthetic biology to accelerate development of elite energy sorghum varieties for production under marginal environments. “Understanding the network of genes involved in … |
KETV Omaha |
Stem cell transplant gives Fremont woman ‘new life’
KETV Omaha A Fremont woman is embracing what she calls her second chance at life after receiving a stem cell transplant at Nebraska Medicine. Mary Robinson was one of the Buffett Cancer Center’s first patients after she was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia … |
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Stem cell transplant gives Fremont woman ‘new life’
KETV Omaha A Fremont woman is embracing what she calls her second chance at life after receiving a stem cell transplant at Nebraska Medicine. Mary Robinson was one of the Buffett Cancer Center’s first patients after she was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia … |
Medical Tourism Magazine |
The Stem Cell – A Cautionary Tale on a Global Scale
Medical Tourism Magazine Stem Cell research and development is this century’s quest for the Holy Grail as the price of admission to a life eternal. “Crafting an accurate narrative that makes sense of the nonsensical or inexplicable in the study of stem cells is one of medical … |