Researchers identify gene responsible for mesenchymal stem cells’ stem-ness’ – Medical Xpress
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Researchers identify gene responsible for mesenchymal stem cells‘ stem-ness’
Medical Xpress Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) are popular tools for these therapies because they can differentiate into a variety of mature cell types such as bone, fat and cartilage. They also support hematopoiesis—the formation of blood cells—and secrete … |
Gizmodo |
China Has Already Gene-Edited 86 People With CRISPR
Gizmodo In China’s 2015 CRISPR trial, the WSJ reports, 36 patients with cancers of the kidney, lung, liver and throat had cells removed from their bodies, altered with CRISPR, and then infused back into their bodies to fight the cancer. Other Chinese trials … Nonviral Gene Therapy Platform Delivers CRISPR/Cas9 to TumorsGenetic Engineering & Biotechnology News European Court Supports the Softening of CRISPR Gene Editing RulesLabiotech.eu (blog) CRISPR gene editing may have just become a whole lot more accurateDigital Trends Phys.Org all 5 news articles » |
Immuno-Oncology News |
Rare Melanoma Responds Well to Immunotherapy Despite Thoughts It Wouldn’t, Study Reports
Immuno-Oncology News A rare type of malignant melanoma is treatable with immunotherapies, according to a new study — overturning previous beliefs that the cancer, called desmoplastic melanoma, is not treatable with such medications. The specific treatments used prevent … |
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Excitement for CRISPR
GenomeWeb Reddit users asked dozens of questions about CRISPR gene editing of members of Jennifer Doudna’s lab at the University of California, Berkeley, and of National Human Genome Research Institute officials. In the ‘Ask Me Anything’ held on the science sub … |