Business InsiderHow cells engineered to make everything from medicine to perfume will change the way we see our worldBusiness InsiderSynthetic biology, or the ability to use a cell to produce something beyond its intended purpose, is starting to have a… Continue reading
Technology Networks |
New Huntington’s Disease Stem Cell Model
Technology Networks 5 in Nature Neuroscience, showed that the patients’ nerve cells — converted directly from patients’ skin cells — exhibited “symptoms” of the disorder, including DNA damage, dysfunctional mitochondria and cell death. Correcting for malfunctioning … Scientists says, transformation of Huntington’s disease patients’ skin cells into brain cells sheds light on disorderTech Explorist (press release) |
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Scientists Don’t Fear a New Crispr Snag
Asharq Al-awsat English Porteus himself is working with FDA to start clinical trials of a Crispr-based therapy for sickle cell disease. The key difference between Crispr and more traditional gene therapy, he said, is in its precision. The original version of gene therapy … |
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CHLA launches new stem cell trial for babies born with half a heart
KABC-TV Researchers at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles are launching a groundbreaking clinical trial to help babies born with a defect that leaves them with half a heart. (KABC). KABC. By Denise Dador. Monday, February 05, 2018 09:14PM. LOS ANGELES (KABC … Children’s Hospital LA Joins Study Using Stem Cells to Treat Rare Heart Defect in KidsLos Angeles Business Journal CHLA participates in clinical trial using stem cells to treat rare congenital heart defectNews-Medical.net |