A ‘Grueling and Grotesque’ Biohacking Experiment – The Atlantic
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A ‘Grueling and Grotesque’ Biohacking Experiment
The Atlantic In 2016, Josiah Zayner, a former synthetic biology research scientist at NASA, checked himself into a hotel room. Over the course of four days, he performed an extremely risky experiment on himself. The goal: “To completely replace all of the bacteria … |
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Chinese Doctors Are Using Modified T–Cells to Treat Advanced Forms of Cancer
Futurism But, as is also true of other forms of cancer, chemotherapy isn’t always successful. In China, and around the world, there’s a great need for the development of new treatments. Dr. Shixiu Wu, president of the Hangzhou Cancer Hospital, has tested a … |
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Lost in the CRISPR Hype, a Gene-Editing Giant Is Fighting Back
hcanews.com … Sangamo have slowly been stocking freezers at their Bay Area headquarters with pairs of zinc fingers, the proteins that regulate gene expression. At one point, their technology was considered the cutting edge of genomic medicine, and Sangamo’s … |
Philadelphia Business Journal |
The partnership ushered in a new era of oncological care
Philadelphia Business Journal Novartis wasn’t sure where it was going to go.” CAR–T Cell therapy is a process that begins by drawing blood from a patient and separating out the T cells, which direct the body’s immune response for killing cells infected by pathogens. The T cells are … |