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Cancer immunotherapy: more reason for concern? – HealthNewsReview.org

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Cancer immunotherapy: more reason for concern?
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Immunotherapy for cancer — which basically involves manipulating our immune system to attack cancer cells — is ever so slowly creeping toward the scrutiny phase. This slow crawl is something we reported on four months ago. With few exceptions, like

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CRISPR had a life before it became a gene-editing tool
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The CRISPR editing tool has its origins in microbes — bacteria and archaea that live in obscene numbers everywhere from undersea vents to the snot in the human nose. For billions of years, these single-celled organisms have been at odds with the

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CRISPR had a life before it became a gene-editing tool
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Frenzy over the technique — known as CRISPR/Cas9 — is in full swing. Every week, new CRISPR findings are unfurled in scientific journals. In the courts, universities fight over patents. The media report on the breakthroughs as well as the ethics of

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Endocyte (ECYT) Presents Data Identifying Multiple Methods for Managing Severe Side Effects Resulting from CAR T
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“The significant potential of CAR T-cell therapies has been limited by an inability to control the rate and degree of cytokine release, which can cause severe safety issues in patients. The data presented demonstrate approaches that may successfully

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