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NCI study identifies essential genes for cancer immunotherapy – National Institutes of Health (press release)

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2017-08-07 NEWS

NCI study identifies essential genes for cancer immunotherapy
National Institutes of Health (press release)
A new study identifies genes that are necessary in cancer cells for immunotherapy to work, addressing the problem of why some tumors don’t respond to immunotherapy or respond initially but then stop as tumor cells develop resistance to immunotherapy.

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2017-08-07 NEWS

EurekAlert (press release)

NCI study identifies essential genes for cancer immunotherapy
EurekAlert (press release)
A new study identifies genes that are necessary in cancer cells for immunotherapy to work, addressing the problem of why some tumors don’t respond to immunotherapy or respond initially but then stop as tumor cells develop resistance to immunotherapy.

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2017-08-07 NEWS

Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News

CRISPR Screen Identifies Top 100 Essential Genes for Cancer Immunotherapy
Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News
To try to understand the genetic basis of these differing responses, scientists at the U.S. National Institutes of Health developed a genome-scale CRISPR/Cas9 screen that allowed them to knock out every single gene in a melanoma cell line and then …

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2017-08-07 NEWS

MilliporeSigma to Be Granted European Patent for CRISPR Technology
Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News
The European Patent Office has told MIlliporeSigma it intends to grant approval of its patent application covering the company’s CRISPR technology used in a genomic integration method for eukaryotic cells—the second key patent awarded in Europe …

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2017-08-07 NEWS

The Sydney Morning Herald

Australian-first T-cell immunotherapy clinical trial gives leukaemia and cancer patients last new hope
The Sydney Morning Herald
Nikola Barac’s immune system has done him no favours. Leukaemia and rare genetic immunodeficiency disorder hyper IgM have left his small body defenceless against life-threatening infections. “I’d have a heart attack every time he had bathwater in his …

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2017-08-07 NEWS

How CRISPR can Stop Deadly Viruses and Help Create a Healthier World
Wall Street Pit
CRISPR genome editing technology has been inspired by nature itself — the capability of the immune system to kill viruses. The bacteria in the immune system contain “clusters of repeating sequences” in their DNA. When a virus attacks, these bacteria
Intellia Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ:NTLA) Given “Market Perform” Rating at CannBNB Daily (blog)

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