Chancellor appointed to governing board of state stem cell agency – UC Santa Cruz (press release)
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Chancellor appointed to governing board of state stem cell agency
UC Santa Cruz (press release) Chancellor George Blumenthal has been appointed to a seat on the governing board of the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM), the state agency created by voters in 2004 to fund stem cell research. Blumenthal’s appointment was … |
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Genetic profiling of blood cells can predict response to stem cell transplant for patients with MDS
News-Medical.net A single blood test and basic information about a patient’s medical status can indicate which patients with myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) are likely to benefit from a stem cell transplant, and the intensity of pre-transplant chemotherapy and/or … Human brain ‘organoids’ offer new insight into rare developmental diseaseScience Daily |
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Two Infants Achieve Leukemia Remission After Gene Therapy
Oncology Nurse Advisor “This bridge-to-transplantation strategy demonstrates the therapeutic potential of gene-editing technology.” The approach is more practical than older allogenic approaches because the premanufactured CAR-T cells can be used “off the shelf”; they need … |
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Making sense of the numbers game
The Hindu In the aftermath of the Supreme Court judgement in the S.R. Bommai case, the State Assembly could only be held in suspended animation and not dissolved entirely, a requirement that could, at least in the near term, forestall any decision to call for … Tamil Nadu governor Vidyasagar Rao is deliberately delaying Sasikala’s swearing in | OpinionHindustan Times Panneerselvam vs. Sasikala: Here are the 4 options before Governor RaoAsianet Newsable Tamil Nadu Governor must not procrastinateFree Press Journal The News Minute –Bangalore Mirror –The Quint all 1,550 news articles » |
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‘Economical stem cell treatment will revolutionise medicine’
The Hindu Cost-effective stem cell treatment has to be the next revolution to transform personalised treatment of patients, said Hunterian Professorship Awardee A.A.Shetty. Speaking at a felicitation function, Dr. Shetty said there is a need to create awareness … |
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UNBC Synthetic Biology Club seeking members
Prince George Citizen The Synthetic Biology Club at the University of Northern British Columbia is looking for students. It’s open to those who happen to be studying math, physics, biology, biochemistry or business at the undergraduate or graduate level. It’s an opportunity … |
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Stanford scientists describe stem-cell and gene–therapy advances in scientific symposium
Scope (blog) Using stem cells and gene therapy to treat or cure disease may still sound like science fiction, but a scientific meeting here last week emphasized all the fronts on which it is moving closer and closer to fact. “We’re entering a new era in medicine … |
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Stanford scientists describe stem-cell and gene–therapy advances in scientific symposium
Scope (blog) Using stem cells and gene therapy to treat or cure disease may still sound like science fiction, but a scientific meeting here last week emphasized all the fronts on which it is moving closer and closer to fact. “We’re entering a new era in medicine … |