MedscapeManipulating Gut Microbiome to Improve Immunotherapy ResponseMedscapeThe gut microbiome — the microorganisms that populate the gut — is emerging as a potential "biomarker" that may predict response to immunotherapy. And the finding th… Continue reading
Immunotherapy Highly Effective in Treatment of Rare Skin Cancer, Study FindsNewswise (press release)This had previously led scientists to consider people with desmoplastic melanoma, and other dense cancers, unlikely to benefit from immunotherapy. Howev… Continue reading
GizmodoMicrosoft Wants to Use Artificial Intelligence to Make CRISPR More AccurateGizmodoScientists have long been working on ways to fine-tune CRISPR so that less of these unintended effects occur. Microsoft thinks that artificial intelligence might b… Continue reading
Dr. Kudchadkar on Immunotherapy in Merkel Cell CarcinomaOncLiveRagini Kudchadkar, MD, assistant professor, Department of Hematology and Medical Oncology, associate director, Hematology and Medical Oncology Fellowship Program-Clinical/Service, Emory Uni… Continue reading
BrinkwireA pioneer in biotechnologyThe HinduKhorana is credited with making the first synthetic genes by cutting and pasting different bits of DNA together. This is considered a forerunner to the method called Polymerase Chain Reaction that is among th… Continue reading
Science MagazineThe horror story that haunts scienceScience MagazineHenk van den Belt, a philosopher and ethicist at Wageningen University in the Netherlands who wrote a paper about Frankenstein and synthetic biology, applauds Venter for fighting back … Continue reading
Efforts Continue to Optimize Immunotherapy in Gastric CancerOncLiveThe treatment of gastric cancer with immunotherapy continues to be an exciting area of investigation, particularly with the PD-1 inhibitors pembrolizumab (Keytruda) and nivolumab (Opdiv… Continue reading
News@UofTHow U of T researchers are working to make blood stem cell …News@UofTMore than 50000 people around the world receive blood stem cell transplants every year to treat leukemia and other blood disorders, making the procedure “inarguably the mos… Continue reading