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Dramatic cancer treatment? ‘Command’ center targeted using CRISPR gene editing – Genetic Literacy Project

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2017-05-08 NEWS

Genetic Literacy Project

Dramatic cancer treatment? ‘Command’ center targeted using CRISPR gene editing
Genetic Literacy Project
The CRISPR gene-editing tool has already shown a lot of potential for helping doctors treat the most stubborn diseases, and now scientists have used it to target the “command centre” of cancerous tumours, stopping their growth and boosting survival

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2017-05-08 NEWS

CBC.ca

Brandon family appealing for stem cell match to cure girl’s sickle cell disease
CBC.ca
Her family is now appealing to the city of Brandon for help finding a stem cell match so she can have a chance at a normal life. Adetudimu was diagnosed with sickle cell disease when she was just six weeks old. The condition, common among those of

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2017-05-08 NEWS

Telegraph.co.uk

My husband’s heart failure inspired a life-saving stem cell therapy
Telegraph.co.uk
The procedure involved stem cells being taken from Ian’s bone marrow, concentrated in a laboratory, and then injected back into his heart through his groin. The stem cells regenerate the heart, and unlike a transplant, carry less risk of being rejected