IFLScienceThe First Canadian Adult To Receive A Stem Cell Transplant Is Now Sickle Cell-FreeIFLScienceThe first stem cell transplant performed on an adult sickle cell patient in Canada has been heralded as a massive success. Twenty-six-year-old Revée … Continue reading
CRISPR Therapeutics Announces the Appointment of Steve Caffé as Head of Regulatory AffairsGlobeNewswire (press release)ZUG, Switzerland and CAMBRIDGE, MA., April 04, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — CRISPR Therapeutics (NASDAQ:CRSP), a biopharmaceutical compan… Continue reading
Dr. van Besien on Autologous Stem Cell Transplantation in Hematologic MalignanciesOncLiveKoen van Besien, MD, PhD, director, Stem Cell Transplant Program, professor of medicine, Weill Cornell Medical College, attending physician, NewYork-Presbyterian … Continue reading
MIT Technology Review |
This stem–cell implant could halt an incredibly common cause of blindness
MIT Technology Review The dream of a stem–cell revolution hasn’t yet materialized—but a small study appears to have used the technology to ward off macular degeneration. by Emily Mullin; April 4, 2018. An eye implant made of a thin sheet of human embryonic stem cells might … With Some Structure, Stem Cells Might Still Stop Vision LossWIRED Marker for cancer stem cellsScience Daily ALS patient hopes stem cell treatment will be “a powerful weapon”CBS News WDTV –Phys.Org all 62 news articles » |
News-Medical.net |
Marker for cancer stem cells: Fluorescent probe identifies tumor …
Science Daily Cells with stem-cell characteristics appear to be especially important in the formation and metastasis of tumors. Scientists have now developed a universal fluorescent probe for these ‘cancer stem cells.’ This dye also selectively kills off the cells. New fluorescent probe identifies cancer stem cellsNews-Medical.net |
The Packer |
Will USDA decision open door for CRISPR fruits and vegetables?
The Packer Plant breeders who use gene-editing techniques without introducing genes from another species won’t be regulated by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue said in a news release that the agency “does not regulate or have … |
Daily Mail |
Scientists use stem cells to grow a BEATING human heart muscle for the first time ever
Daily Mail Scientists have grown the first human heart muscle that functions just like an adult’s would. Instead of the nine months it takes for a baby’s heart to develop in the womb, they grew a functioning heart from stem cells in just four weeks. Although … Early Stimulation Improves Performance of Bioengineered Human Heart CellsGlobal Health News Wire |