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“The tip of the iceberg”: A look at stem cell science at Stanford – Scope (blog)

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2017-03-14 NEWS

Scope (blog)

“The tip of the iceberg”: A look at stem cell science at Stanford
Scope (blog)
The piece introduces the pioneering work of Irving Weissman, MD, who was the first researcher to isolate stem cells from adult tissue. And it highlights the amazing outcome from a recent clinic trial on stem cell therapy for stroke led by neurosurgeon

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Proactive Investors Australia

Stemcell United shares fly on medicinal cannabis plan
Proactive Investors Australia
Stemcell United (ASX:SCU) has appointed medicinal cannabis expert Nevil Schoenmakers as strategic advisor to assist the company in assessing opportunities in the medicinal cannabis sector. The company’s shares were last trading 3054% higher intra-day …

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2017-03-14 NEWS

Investopedia

CRISPR and MaxCyte In Cell Engineering Pact (CRSP)
Investopedia
and Casebia Therapeutics Inc. are partnering with privately-held MaxCyte Inc. for the non-exclusive commercial rights to MaxCyte’s cell engineering platform to develop CRISPR/Cas9-based therapies. (See also, The Gene-Editing Revolution: What Is …

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2017-03-14 NEWS

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What’s Next for Immunotherapy and Targeted Therapy in Lung Cancer?
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There is specific scientific rationale to support the combination of chemotherapy with immunotherapy, and there is a large body of literature suggesting that these combinations may be beneficial. The final judgment will be made by the FDA, but this

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2017-03-14 NEWS

MedCity News

Allergan and Editas announce $90M CRISPR deal
MedCity News
Of note, Allergan has scooped up licenses pertaining to both CRISPR/Cas9 and CRISPR/Cpf1. The latter was developed through the work of Feng Zhang and collaborators at the Broad Institute, MIT and Harvard — the institutions that Editas licenses its …
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