Perioperative RCC Treatment: Immunotherapy and UrologyOncLivePanelists: Daniel George, MD, Duke Cancer Institute; Neeraj Agarwal, MD, Huntsman Cancer Institute; Robert Alter, MD, Hackensack University Medical Center; Bradley McGregor, MD, Dana-Farber … Continue reading
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Cost Effectiveness and Future of CAR T Therapy
OncLive And so, CAR T cells have the most antitumor activity I’ve ever seen in my career, and it’s tremendously gratifying to see going forward. We do need to solve toxicity. We need to figure out how to prevent or head off CRS, and especially we need to work … |
Medical Xpress |
Unraveling how mesenchymal stem cells from gum tissue accelerate wound healing
Medical Xpress “This study represents the convergence of a few different paths we’ve been exploring,” says Songtao Shi, chair and professor of Penn Dental Medicine’s Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology and the senior author on the study. “First, we know as … |
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Key biological mechanism is disrupted by ocean acidification
EurekAlert (press release) “This gene, called ISIP2A, was one of the most abundantly transcribed genes in low-iron Southern Ocean, suggesting it had a really important role in the environment,” said Allen. Earlier studies suggested a transferrin-like protein, called … Key biological mechanism is disrupted by ocean acidificationPhys.Org ‘Game changer’: New vulnerability to climate change in ocean food …The Sydney Morning Herald |
Phys.Org |
Key biological mechanism is disrupted by ocean acidification
Phys.Org Credit: E. Bertrand. Earlier studies suggested a transferrin-like protein, called phytotransferrin, was at work in the marine environment, but ISIP2A looked nothing like transferrin. It took the development of an entirely new discipline, synthetic … ‘Game changer’: New vulnerability to climate change in ocean food chainThe Sydney Morning Herald |
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Agriculture First for CRISPR | GenomeWeb
GenomeWeb Genome editing will likely first touch many people’s lives through its use in agriculture, says the University of California, Berkeley’s Jennifer Doudna at the Financial Times. How gene manipulation tech Crispr will transform medicine and …Verdict Jennifer Doudna: ‘I still remember my first encounter with DNA’Financial Times |
Singularity Hub |
In Landmark Study, Human Stem Cells Restore Monkeys’ Movement After Spinal Cord Injury
Singularity Hub Stem cell therapy is highly attractive in its intuitive simplicity: you clean out injured cells, plop down a gang of healthy replacements, sit back, and wait for the body to heal itself. For spinal cord injuries the potential of stem cells to restore … |