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Stem cells could boost this Maryland baby’s heart and chance for a normal life – Washington Post

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2018-03-12 NEWS

Stem cells could boost this Maryland baby’s heart and chance for a normal life
Washington Post
Surgeons trying a new way to save the life of a baby born with half a heart stood over her open chest and waited for the FedEx box. Doctors in Miami had sent overnight two small vials of stem cells to the University of Maryland Medical Center. Now the

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2018-03-12 NEWS

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Cutting Down Malaria with CRISPR: Mosquito gene editing as a new form of transmission prevention
PLOS Research News
Mosquitoes aren’t just annoying pests, they’re one of the deadliest animals in the world. Each year mosquitoes transmit fatal diseases to millions of people, including malaria. Malaria kills nearly half a million people worldwide annually, and while
Johns Hopkins scientists genetically engineer malaria-resistant mosquitoesDigital Trends

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