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Los Angeles TimesThe FDA closes a huge loophole used by bogus stem-cell clinics, but delays serious enforcement for 3 yearsLos Angeles TimesThere was good news and bad news in the regulatory initiative the Food and Drug Administration rolled out on Thu… Continue reading
GizmodoCould the Whole CRISPR Patent Kerfuffle Have Been Completely Avoided?GizmodoIn the other corner: The Broad Institute of Harvard and MIT, which six months later actually adapted CRISPR to engineer plant, animal and human cells. At issue: Who dese… Continue reading
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Gene Therapy Could Help People Overcome Meth Addiction
MIT Technology Review Gene therapy, which modifies a person’s DNA, has long been thought of as a way to treat genetic diseases—and, more recently, cancer. But a team at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences thinks it can use this same idea to treat addiction by … |