Will 100 be the new 60? Stem cell start-up that raised $250 million could extend lifespan by decades, help cure cancer – CNBC
CNET |
Will 100 be the new 60? Stem cell start-up that raised $250 million could extend lifespan by decades, help cure cancer
CNBC A new biotech start-up Celularity is mining the human placenta for stem cells to use in new applications, including helping cancer patients and extending human life. The start-up, which launched in September and is headquartered in Warren, N.J … Stem cells from placentas at core of Celularity’s effort to extend life …CNET Peter Diamandis Is the Latest Tech Futurist Betting on Anti-Aging …WIRED A startup that wants to use stem cells to keep us living longer just raised $250 millionBusiness Insider TechCrunch –Inc.com –Bloomberg all 17 news articles » |
Bronchiectasis News Today |
Stem Cell Transplants Rejuvenate Chinese Bronchiectasis Patients’ Damaged Lungs
Bronchiectasis News Today The cells they chose contained the stem cell biomarker Sox9. Next the team isolated the cells they might be able to use from the other cells they found in a sample of lung tissue. They worked with Ren Tao, a doctor at Shanghai East Hospital, on this … |
Metro |
Scientists make cancer breakthrough with stem cell discovery
Metro Dr Joseph Wu, director of Stanford’s Cardiovascular Institute, said: ‘Pending replication in humans, our findings indicate these cells may one day serve as a true patient-specific cancer vaccine.’ Scientists believe iPS cells could eventually be used … Stem Cell Vaccine Protects Mice From CancerThe Scientist Cancer vaccine made from stem cells could open another door in immunotherapySTAT Induced pluripotent stem cells could serve as cancer vaccine, researchers sayMedical Xpress EurekAlert (press release) –Daily Mail –HuffPost UK all 14 news articles » |
Phys.Org |
New CRISPR-Cas9 tool edits both RNA and DNA precisely
Phys.Org Called CRISPR-Cas9, the tool acts as molecular scissors—able to cut DNA at exactly the spot it’s asked to. But it can’t cut the other kind of genetic material found in cells, called RNA. Now, researchers at the University of Michigan have discovered a … |