Cell therapy

Cell-based treatments, and the manufacturing and imaging technology behind them.

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Embryonic Stem Cells and Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells Are Functionally Equivalent

Researchers from the Harvard Stem Cell Institute (HSCI) have found evidence that embryonic stem cells (ESCs) and induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) are functionally equivalent....

Bioengineering

CRISPR-Edited Mini-Kidneys as Disease Models

Researchers from the University of Washington have obtained mini-kidneys from CRISPR-edited human pluripotent stem cells, modified to mimick genetic diseases. The organoids work as disease...

Biomedicine

CEO Tries DIY Gene Therapy Against Aging

Elizabeth Parrish, CEO of biotech startup BioViva, declared in the website Reddit having undergone an anti-aging gene therapy in a secret location in Latin America, dodging...

Bioengineering

Placental Cells Obtained Directly from Skin Cells

Scientists from Hebrew University of Jerusalem have obtained functional placental cells from epitelial cells, without passing through a pluripotent state. Mouse skin cell nuclei were...

Bioengineering
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CRISPR/Cas9 Successfully Modifies T Cells

Scientists from University of California San Francisco (USCF) have found an improved method to successfully edit the genome of mature human T cells. The research...

Bioengineering