October 25, 2016

Weekly Biomedicine Newsletter

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CRISPR is stirring hope for individual cures

Scientists are rushing to figure out how to use the gene-editing tool to stop devastating diseases like muscular dystrophy.

 
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How the FBI polices do-it-yourself biology labs

Will garage gene editing unleash a biological plague? Special Agent Ed You is ready if it does.

 
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Data mining reveals that Pokemon Go players increased their activity levels by 25 percent on average

The latest gaming craze increases activity levels for players, regardless of their age, sex, or weight.

 
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Putting a legal spotlight on labs that are tweaking evolution with CRISPR

Proposal would use gene-editing patents to force scientists to open their labs to scrutiny.

 
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Neuroscientists see a new way to manipulate minds

It might come down to the same network theory that rules computer science and economics.

 
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3-D printing a kidney now seems a lot less far-fetched

One in 10 people suffers from chronic kidney disease and could use an engineered alternative to a transplant.

 
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Gene therapy to reverse certain forms of blindness looks like it’s less than a year away

Spark Therapeutics is within striking distance of a landmark green light from the FDA for its treatment for certain forms of blindness.

 
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