Scientists use magnetic stem cells to fight cancer – UPI.com
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Scientists use magnetic stem cells to fight cancer
UPI.com “Mesenchymal stem cells are inherently able to migrate toward tumors,” Alexander Timin, JRF at the Novel Dosage Laboratory, RASA Center at TPU, said in a press release. “They also can differentiate under control into mesodermal cell types of bone, fat, … Magnetic stem cells for gene engineeringEurekAlert (press release) |
Southernminn.com |
Leave hibernation, lethargy and torpor to the experts
Southernminn.com I think we’ve been underestimating the intelligence of bears. I’m ready for hibernation. Instead of suffering through Christmas shopping, crazy wind chills, snowblower exhaust, and those insipid Lexus “December to Remember” commercials, I could be … |
EurekAlert (press release) |
Magnetic stem cells for gene engineering
EurekAlert (press release) Scientists from the Tomsk Polytechnic University’s Laboratory of Novel Dosage are developing a technology to control mesenchymal stem cells of patients. The technology will allow treating cancer more effective. To fight cancer cells the scientists … |
New York Magazine |
Delete Everything! Torch Your Facebook Account and Walk Away
New York Magazine Deactivation basically puts your account in suspended animation should you ever want to return. Deletion will remove everything you’ve ever uploaded to Facebook — though, it can take months for everything to actually get deleted. To deactivate: Click … |
The Atlantic |
How Trump Could Slow Medical Progress
The Atlantic For years, embryonic stem–cell research was strictly limited by a policy imposed by former President George W. Bush in 2001. “Most Americans share a belief that human life should not be reduced to a tool or a means,” Bush wrote in the New York Times … |
Nature.com |
Genetic engineering A genome-editing off switch
Nature.com The CRISPR–Cas9 system has revolutionized molecular biology and biotechnology, rapidly becoming a commonplace laboratory technique. But concerns over off-target effects still limit its use. In a study published in Cell, Pawluk et al. identify natural … |