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From 2016 onwards: Gene therapy’s transition from idea to revolutionary medicine – Genetic Literacy Project

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2017-01-04 NEWS

Genetic Literacy Project

From 2016 onwards: Gene therapy’s transition from idea to revolutionary medicine
Genetic Literacy Project
The dream of gene therapy is to fix your DNA so you’re not sick anymore—a “cure.” During 2016, Italian scientists at Milan’s San Raffaele Telethon Institute for Gene Therapy reported that they had cured 18 children of a rare but terrible immune

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Genetic Literacy Project

Excitement for mitochondrial gene therapy hides technique’s unexpected risks
Genetic Literacy Project
[A] study published…by Shoukhrat Mitalipov, head of the Center for Embryonic Cell and Gene Therapy at the Oregon Health and Science University in Portland, suggested that in roughly 15 percent of cases, the mitochondrial replacement could fail and
Three-parent baby treatment comes with severe health risks, according to new researchThe Christian Times

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EurekAlert (press release)

Immunotherapy, gene therapy combination shows promise against glioblastoma University of Michigan Health System
EurekAlert (press release)
“We hope the implementation of our gene therapy strategy for gliomas, used in combination with immune checkpoint blockade, will eventually provide successful treatment for patients with this devastating brain cancer,” says Maria Castro, Ph.D., co

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University of Wisconsin-Madison

Immunotherapy: Harnessing Cellular Systems to Fight Deadly Diseases
University of Wisconsin-Madison
“Forty years ago, we didn’t understand enough about how the immune system works, nor about how cancer cells can thwart the immune system, for us to make immunotherapy work. We felt vindicated when we were able to mastermind how to get the immune …

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University of Wisconsin-Madison

Immunotherapy: Harnessing Cellular Systems to Fight Deadly Diseases
University of Wisconsin-Madison
“Forty years ago, we didn’t understand enough about how the immune system works, nor about how cancer cells can thwart the immune system, for us to make immunotherapy work. We felt vindicated when we were able to mastermind how to get the immune …

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2017-01-04 NEWS

Hastings Star Gazette

Longtime Star Gazette reporter, editor dies unexpectedly
Hastings Star Gazette
“He pulled out a photo that showed five of the players standing under the basket, sort of in suspended animation waiting for the basketball that was sitting on the rim to either fall into the basket or drop off and go back into play,” Northard said. “I