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How Canadian researchers reconstituted an extinct poxvirus for $100000 using mail-order DNA – Science Magazine

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2017-07-06 NEWS

Science Magazine

How Canadian researchers reconstituted an extinct poxvirus for $100000 using mail-order DNA
Science Magazine
In 2015, a special group convened by WHO to discuss the implications of synthetic biology for smallpox concluded that the technical hurdles had been overcome. “Henceforth there will always be the potential to recreate variola virus and therefore the

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2017-07-06 NEWS

FierceBiotech

After leaving troubled Arrowhead and RNA, Steven Kanner turns to CRISPR
FierceBiotech
Caribou Biosciences has seen biopharma vet and former VP of discovery biology at Arrowhead Steven Kanner join the biotech as the CRISPR R&D race continues apace. Kanner comes on board as CSO and will now lead Caribou’s research into new …

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2017-07-06 NEWS

The Sun

Combo immunotherapy may herald new standard of care for kidney cancer
Science Daily
Targeted therapies have prolonged life expectancy, but are associated with daily side effects. Single-agent immunotherapies improve patients’ survival, but only benefit a subset of patients. Combination immunotherapy with nivolumab and ipilimumab as …
Measuring T Cell Levels May Help Identify Patient Response to ImmunotherapySpecialty Pharmacy Times
What is immunotherapy, could Bradley Lowery be helped by the cancer treatment cost and how much does it cost?The Sun
Combo immunotherapy may change treatment for kidney cancerUPI.com
Immuno-Oncology News –PR Newswire (press release)
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2017-07-06 NEWS

The Sun

Combo immunotherapy may herald new standard of care for kidney cancer
Science Daily
Targeted therapies have prolonged life expectancy, but are associated with daily side effects. Single-agent immunotherapies improve patients’ survival, but only benefit a subset of patients. Combination immunotherapy with nivolumab and ipilimumab as …
Measuring T Cell Levels May Help Identify Patient Response to ImmunotherapySpecialty Pharmacy Times
What is immunotherapy, could Bradley Lowery be helped by the cancer treatment cost and how much does it cost?The Sun
Combo immunotherapy may change treatment for kidney cancerUPI.com
PR Newswire (press release)
all 6 news articles »
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2017-07-06 NEWS

Investor’s Business Daily

Novartis Is Going Before The FDA — But Kite Could Benefit More
Investor’s Business Daily
CART therapies involve removing immune cells from a patient’s blood and then programming them to seek out and destroy cancer cells. But some of these therapies have proven toxic to the nervous system. Meanwhile, the lag in turnaround time remains a …