June 21, 2016

Weekly Biomedicine Newsletter

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Facebook billionaire Sean Parker is funding first human CRISPR test

A next wave of cancer treatments may combine immunotherapy and gene editing.

 
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Stem-cell research prize entangles top journal with cloning fraudster who duped the world

How a controversial Chinese cloning company burnishes its credentials with a prize.

 
 

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U.S. is reviewing first human use of CRISPR

Doctors at the University of Pennsylvania seek approval for gene editing to fight cancer.

 
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A clever use of ultrasound technology helps sneak lifesaving drugs past the blood-brain barrier

The brain’s built-in protection system also prevents potentially lifesaving drugs from getting in, but maybe not for much longer.

 
 

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Why one company wants to give away cancer tests

To match cancer patients with drugs, one company plans to offer free genetic tests.

 
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