$2.2M gift to fund stem cell research at Cooper, Rowan & PCOM – Philadelphia Business Journal
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$2.2M gift to fund stem cell research at Cooper, Rowan & PCOM
Philadelphia Business Journal The Cooper Foundation, the philanthropic and community development arm of Cooper University Health Care, has received a gift of $2.2 million to fund specialized research. The research project will look at how a unique line of stem cells — known as … |
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FDA Panel Recommends Approval of Novel ‘Gene Therapy‘ for Leukemia
WBUR This laboratory is where the T cells of cancer patients are processed and turned into super cells as part of a new gene therapy-based cancer treatment Novartis is a part of. (Brent Stirton/Courtesy of Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corp. via AP). A Food and … Novel leukemia treatment could be 1st US gene therapySumter Item New cancer gene therapy wins enthusiastic support from federal panelThe Union Leader ‘Astounding’ second-chance cancer drug heading for FDA approvalFOX43.com NewsBytes all 21 news articles » |
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New gene therapy treatment routes for motor neurone disease uncovered in new study
Science Daily No one has yet attempted to prevent these repeated sequences of RNA from leaving the cell’s nucleus and it opens up new areas of investigation for gene therapy,” explains University of Sheffield’s Dr Guillaume Hautbergue, who conceived the study and … |
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Milk without cows, eggs without chickens? Synthetic biology leads to more sustainable food
Genetic Literacy Project Bio-hacking applies technology in innovative ways to modify biological systems like cells, plants, animals – and Homo sapiens. Bio-hacker Hannes Sjoblad believes bio-hacking is all about the democratization of access to powerful technologies for the … |
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T–cell cancer therapy holds promise, longer-term results await
Business Insider The new drug class, known as chimeric antigen receptor T–cell or CAR-T, involves a complicated process of extracting immune system T–cells from an individual patient, altering the cell DNA to sharpen their ability to spot and kill cancer cells, and … Novel leukemia treatment could be 1st US gene therapySumter Item FDA advisory committee recommends approval of T–cell ‘living drug’ to treat leukemiaPulse Headlines |