Scientist warns of fraud of stem cell ‘banks’ – Independent Online
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Scientist warns of fraud of stem cell ‘banks’
Independent Online San Diego, California – Clinics that offer to “bank” stem cells from the umbilical cords of newborns – for use later in life when illness strikes – are fraudsters, a top US scientist said here Saturday. Clinics in many countries allow parents to … |
Financial Times |
Stem cells: Japan’s scientific ‘moonshot’ – Financial Times
Financial Times In mid-2008, when every headline was screaming market meltdown and the end of financial life as the world knew it, Hiromitsu Nakauchi spotted an old friend at … |
PLoS Blogs (blog) |
National academies’s initial report on biodefense & synbio
PLoS Blogs (blog) The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine are working to develop a report on security concerns around synthetic biology. The committee recently put out its initial report, “A Proposed Framework For Identifying Potential Biodefense … |
Futurism |
A “Fourth-Generation” DNA Base Editor Could Replace CRISPR
Futurism The latest news in genetic science has been dominated by the CRISPR/Cas9 technique over the past five years. But a new “fourth-generation” DNA base editor could see CRISPR dethroned, according to a recent study published in Science Advances. |
Futurism |
A “Fourth-Generation” DNA Base Editor Could Replace CRISPR
Futurism The latest news in genetic science has been dominated by the CRISPR/Cas9 technique over the past five years. But a new “fourth-generation” DNA base editor could see CRISPR dethroned, according to a recent study published in Science Advances. |
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FDA crackdown on unproven stem cell therapies
BioNews The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has announced its intention to investigate the use of unproven stem cell therapies being offered in the country’s clinics. Tighter enforcement from the FDA comes as an inspection at StemImmune Inc based in San … |