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Stem cell studies of congestive heart failure in dogs could benefit humans, too – Medical Xpress

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2017-01-10 NEWS

Medical Xpress

Stem cell studies of congestive heart failure in dogs could benefit humans, too
Medical Xpress
Injecting stem cells into a dog’s bloodstream should allow them to travel to the heart, where they theoretically could promote regeneration of damaged valves. However, scientists still do not understand the full potential of stem cells to treat heart

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2017-01-09 NEWS

Fred Hutch News Service

A Q&A with immunotherapy researcher Dr. Rachel Perret
Fred Hutch News Service
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center’s Dr. Rachel Perret is one of those lucky few. A postdoctoral research fellow training under the mentorship of immunotherapy expert Dr. Phil Greenberg, Perret spends her days — and sometimes her nights — working …

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2017-01-09 NEWS

Bloomberg

Juno Therapeutics CEO Bishop on Immunotherapy
Bloomberg
Juno Therapeutics CEO Hans Bishop discusses the company’s immunotherapy for cancer. He speaks with Erik Schatzker on “Bloomberg Technology” from the JPMorgan Healthcare Conference. (Source: Bloomberg) …

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2017-01-09 NEWS

Fortune

Monsanto’s New Biotech Tools Must Avoid the Same Public Relations Fate as GMOs
Fortune
With tools like CRISPR, plant scientists would be able to focus on developing traits other than the pest resistance and herbicide tolerance that dominate the GMO market—something such as enhanced nutrition that might be more palatable to consumers.

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2017-01-09 NEWS

Gizmodo

Why the Patent Battle Over CRISPR Matters (and Why It Doesn’t)
Gizmodo
By the time a panel of judges at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office gets around to deciding who owns the biggest biotechnology innovation of the century, CRISPR-Cas9 may have already lost its heavyweight title as the most precise tool for genetic …
How Gene Editing Could Ruin Human EvolutionTIME
Interference: A CRISPR Patent Dispute Roadmap – Bio-IT WorldBio-IT World
The Patent Fight Over CRISPR Hinges on a Microscopic DetailPopular Mechanics
Next Big Future
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2017-01-09 NEWS

Researchers Awarded $2.2M for Duchenne Gene Therapy Investigation
Muscular Dystrophy News
Mendell is a professor of pediatrics and neurology and director of the center for gene therapy at Nationwide Children’s Hospital’s Research Institute, and Rodino-Klapac heads the Rodino-Klapac Gene Therapy Lab for Muscular Dystrophies, which is focused …