Amount of water in stem cell can determine its fate as fat or boneUniversity at Buffalo ReporterThe top images (A) illustrate the development of stem cells on hydrogel, a soft substrate, to pre-bone cells after the removal of water. The bottom images (… Continue reading
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Cancer treatments can have major effect on hair color
Hanford Sentinel Your question about cancer therapy returning color to gray hair makes us think you’re talking about recent news stories emerging from the field of immunotherapy. Unlike chemotherapy, which directly targets cancer cells, immunotherapy drugs enlist a … |
Phys.Org |
A biobank of reversible mutant embryonic stem cells
Phys.Org Scientist at IMBA developed a biobank of revertible, mutant embryonic stem cells, published in the current issue of Nature. This cell bank – called Haplobank – contains over 100,000 mutated, conditional mouse embryonic stem cell lines, targeting about … |
The Guardian |
‘Chemical surgery’ used to mend harmful mutations in human embryos
The Guardian In the past decade, scientists have developed a range of powerful tools to edit the genetic code, the most popular of which is called Crispr-Cas9. The method uses enzymes to make precision cuts in faulty genes which the body can then repair with the … DNA surgery on embryos removes diseaseBBC News New gene editor used to fix disease in embryos: studyPhys.Org Incredibly, Scientists Have Cured An Embryo Of A Life-Threatening Disease By Altering Its DNAHuffPost UK IFLScience –Telegraph.co.uk –Week Facts all 17 news articles » |
The Guardian |
‘Chemical surgery’ used to mend harmful mutations in human embryos
The Guardian In the past decade, scientists have developed a range of powerful tools to edit the genetic code, the most popular of which is called Crispr-Cas9. The method uses enzymes to make precision cuts in faulty genes which the body can then repair with the … DNA surgery on embryos removes diseaseBBC News New gene editor used to fix disease in embryos: studyPhys.Org Incredibly, Scientists Have Cured An Embryo Of A Life-Threatening Disease By Altering Its DNAHuffPost UK IFLScience –Telegraph.co.uk –Week Facts all 17 news articles » |
Imperial College London |
Japanese collaborations reach new heights
Imperial College London The 2nd Tokyo Tech-Imperial Workshop, brought together some of the world’s leading researchers to explore new collaborations in bioscience and its links with technology, encompassing expertise in synthetic biology, data science and neurotechnology. |
Labiotech.eu (blog) |
Oxford Spinout goes for $75M IPO on Nasdaq to Fund Gene Therapy Programs
Labiotech.eu (blog) Nightstar has gone public on the American market with the aim of raising $75M for its gene-based retinal disease cures. Spun out from Oxford in 2013, Nightstar is developing and commercializing one-shot gene therapies for various eye diseases that … Nightstar Therapeutics (Nasdaq: NITE) to Ring The Nasdaq Stock Market Closing Bell in Celebration of Its IPONasdaq Syncona’s Nightstar reveals details on US IPODIGITALLOOK |