Do CRISPR enthusiasts have their head in the sand about the safety of gene editing?
(By Sharon Begley for STAT) WASHINGTON — At scientific meetings on genome-editing, you’d expect researchers to show pretty slides of the
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Medical Technology
To Get on the Transplant List: Physicians Dilemma
In 2014, 6,950 Americans were approved for heart transplants, and only about 2,250 donor hearts became available, so to move
Read MoreDoctors Get Creative To Distract Tech-Savvy Kids Before Surgery
(By Jenny Gold for Kaiser Health News) Surgery can make anyone anxious, but it is especially hard for young children.
Read MoreIs CAR-T a Bust?
The Food and Drug Administration put a temporary hold to Juno Therapeutics’ clinical trials for CAR-T (Chimeric Antigen Receptor (CAR)
Read MoreTurning to the Sea to Build a Better Artificial Heart
In the Journal Science, Kit Parker, a bioengineer and physicist at Harvard University’s Wyss Institute, reports that scientists have created
Read MoreGenetic Manipulation
Scientist Shoukhrat Mitalipov, who directs the Center for Embryonic Cell and Gene Therapy at Oregon Health & Science University has
Read MoreWho Knew That Having Mutations Maybe a Good Thing?
Cancer patients that have many more mutations in their tumors than the average have a better chance of responding to
Read MoreReport: ‘Convergence Science’ Has Potential To Accelerate The Research-To-Product Pipeline
(By Zhai Yun Tan for Kaiser Health News) A few years ago, Elizabeth Jaffee, a professor of oncology in the
Read MoreIn Search to Replace Opioid Therapies for Chronic Pain
Several biotech companies are investing big money on the idea that they can develop drugs that can shut down the
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