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Promising possibilities of stem cell research explored at UCalgary event – UCalgary News

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2017-05-30 NEWS

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Promising possibilities of stem cell research explored at UCalgary event
UCalgary News
Adamson and Biernaskie were among the speakers at 5th Annual StemCell Talks, a symposium organized by university students. Nearly 180 students from 15 high schools learned about current stem cell research — from cell transplants to treat chronic …

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2017-05-30 NEWS

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CRISPR stocks sank on news the gene editing tool can veer off target. But that’s hardly news
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A letter 1 in Nature Methods pointing out potentially dangerous flaws in the CRISPR-Cas9 genome editing system gave biotech investors a sinking feeling on Tuesday, and stocks in genome-editing companies had the same experience. By the close of trading …
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2017-05-30 NEWS

Monthly Prescribing Reference (registration)

Quality of Life May Drop for Some During Oral Immunotherapy
Monthly Prescribing Reference (registration)
(HealthDay News) — For patients with food allergy, quality of life (QOL) following oral immunotherapy (OIT) improves for some but deteriorates in others, according to a study published online May 22 in Allergy. Na’ama Epstein Rigbi, MD, from Assaf

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2017-05-30 NEWS

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CRISPR Gene Editing May Cause Hundreds of Unintended Mutations in DNA
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A new study from Columbia University Medical Center offers a word of warning for those scientists using CRISPR-Cas9. They found that the gene editing technology could lead to unintended mutations, which could remain undetected if they are only checked …
CRISPR May Not Be Nearly as Precise as We ThoughtGizmodo
CRISPR Gene-Editing Can Cause Hundreds of Unexpected MutationsScienceAlert
Crack in CRISPR Facade after Unanticipated In Vivo Mutations AriseGenetic Engineering & Biotechnology News
New Scientist –Cosmos –Siliconrepublic.com
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