FierceBiotechGene therapy tried in dogs with muscle disease could prove useful for peopleFierceBiotechOne company that has achieved some success with gene therapy in inherited muscle disorders is AveXis, which is gearing up for a pivotal trial of its t… Continue reading
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Obesity reprograms muscle stem cells
Science Daily “We believe that in obese individuals the muscle stem cells have been reprogrammed, and that this may partly explain why muscle cells in obese people have decreased insulin sensitivity and lower metabolism after they have matured,” says Cajsa … |
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Scientists identify chain reaction that shields breast cancer stem cells from chemotherapy
Science Daily “Breast cancer stem cells pose a serious problem for therapy,” says lead study investigator Gregg Semenza, M.D., Ph.D., the C. Michael Armstrong Professor of Medicine, director of the Vascular Biology Program at the Johns Hopkins Institute for Cell … New Therapy Targets Chemo-Resistant Breast CancerNewsmax |
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Scientists identify chain reaction that shields breast cancer stem cells from chemotherapy
Science Daily “Breast cancer stem cells pose a serious problem for therapy,” says lead study investigator Gregg Semenza, M.D., Ph.D., the C. Michael Armstrong Professor of Medicine, director of the Vascular Biology Program at the Johns Hopkins Institute for Cell … New Therapy Targets Chemo-Resistant Breast CancerNewsmax |
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Smallest CRISPR So Far Comes from Food Poisoning Bacteria
Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News Being able to package the genome editing tool CRISPR-Cas9 into a delivery system that can readily target a vast number of tissues in the body has been the goal of molecular biologists since the editing technique as discovered a few years ago. Now … Editing Away AMD With CRISPRAsian Scientist Magazine ToolGen, Inc. Highlights Study Results Demonstrating Utility of AAV-Compatible Cas9 System in vivo Genome EditingP&T Community |
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Previews: Morrowind is the Culmination of the First Three Years of ESO’s Life
MMORPG.com And if Vivec’s power fails and he dies, well… that’s the end of Morrowind as a giant meteor being held in suspended animation above Vivec City will come crashing down. SPOILER ALERT – If you finished Skyrim, you know what happens there. But that’s far … |
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60000-Year-Old Life Found in Crystals in Mexican Cave
The Scientist The microbes, some of which were 60,000 years old, were in a state of suspended animation when Boston and her colleagues found them, but they succeeded in reanimating many of the organisms. “Much to my surprise we got things to grow,” she told The … |