Stem cells could treat patients with Type 1 diabetes thanks to a new implantDigital TrendsLast week, two individuals with Type 1 diabetes received implants derived from embryonic stem cells in order to treat their chronic condition. This marks the firs… Continue reading
AlgemeinerImmunotherapy Initiative Launched in Israel to Combat CancerAlgemeinerThe initiative, called The Immunotherapy Promise, will be dedicated to identifying and funding the most promising cancer immunotherapy research being conducted in Israel, a… Continue reading
OncLiveExpert Highlights Avelumab Trial and Future of Immunotherapy in Head and Neck CancerOncLiveInvestigators are aiming to measure the impact of immunotherapy as an addition to standard chemotherapy plus radiation therapy in patients with locally ad… Continue reading
Scientific AmericanGene Therapy Is Now Available, but Who Will Pay for It?Scientific AmericanLONDON (Reuters) – The science of gene therapy is finally delivering on its potential, and drugmakers are now hoping to produce commercially viable medicines a… Continue reading
Scientific AmericanGene Therapy Is Now Available, but Who Will Pay for It?Scientific AmericanLONDON (Reuters) – The science of gene therapy is finally delivering on its potential, and drugmakers are now hoping to produce commercially viable medicines a… Continue reading
Gene therapies getting closer to delivering on promiseSeeking AlphaReuters reports that the time is fast approaching for gene therapies to deliver on their much-ballyhooed promise (therapeutically and commercially), especially since the first two out t… Continue reading
Protein Cages May Have Applications in Nanotechnology and Synthetic BiologyControlled Environments MagazineA multidisciplinary team from the Bristol BioDesign Institute has come together to study the self-assembly of protein building into protein cages… Continue reading
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Biocomputers Made From Cells Can Now Handle More Complex Logic
Singularity Hub But synthetic biology promises far more than just a party trick—by tinkering with a cell’s RNA repertoire, scientists may one day coax them to photosynthesize, produce expensive drugs on the fly, or diagnose and hunt down rogue tumor cells. |