CHCH NewsStem cell transplants offer hope for cancer patientsCHCH NewsStem cell transplants give a chance at life for people with otherwise incurable blood cancers. Juravinski Hospital and Cancer Centre has been a pioneer in the field and has launched … Continue reading
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Program seeks to boost bone marrow, stem cell donations from indigenous people
CTV News O’Watch is one of four young adults from Carry the Kettle First Nation who registered with the OneMatch program, which connects donors with people in need of bone marrow or stem cell transplants. A problem for the 14 indigenous people currently waiting … |
CTV News |
Program seeks to boost bone marrow, stem cell donations from indigenous people
CTV News O’Watch is one of four young adults from Carry the Kettle First Nation who registered with the OneMatch program, which connects donors with people in need of bone marrow or stem cell transplants. A problem for the 14 indigenous people currently waiting … |
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Valo Therapeutics develops a novel virus-based cancer immunotherapy
Medical Xpress A spin-out from the University of Helsinki, Valo Therapeutics is developing novel oncolytic viral vaccines for the treatment of multiple forms of cancer. The therapeutic platform is projected to target cancer by recruiting the body’s own defense … |
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First stem cell study in the world for cystic fibrosis opens
Medical Xpress A 39-year-old man with cystic fibrosis (CF) made history by becoming the first person in the world to receive human adult stem cells in a new research study that … UH Rainbow Babies & Children’s begins first stem cell study in …Crain’s Cleveland Business |
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Tuberculosis-resistant cows developed for the first time using CRISPR technology
Phys.Org CRISPR technology has become widely used in the laboratory in recent years as it is an accurate and relatively easy way to modify the genetic code. However, sometimes unintentional changes to the genetic code occur as an off target effect, so finding … Tuberculosis: Cows ‘resistant to TB’ created with CRISPR gene editingInternational Business Times UK Scientists Create Transgenic Disease-Resistant CowsNewsweek ‘Tuberculosis-resistant’ cattle developed in ChinaBBC News The Times (subscription) all 5 news articles » |
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Avoiding Cosmic Catastrophes: Designing Rad-Hard Devices
ECNmag.com Since I can’t write ECN columns 24/7, my wife and I went to see the new sci-fi movie Passengers last week. On a 120-year voyage through space to a new home, two passengers, sleeping in suspended animation, wake up 90 years too early, courtesy of an … |