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New technique can upregulate specific genes without permanently altering the genome

by admin | Apr 1, 2022 | Bernie Siegel’s WORLD STEM CELL SUMMIT BLOG, News and Opinions

Reviewed by Emily Henderson, B.Sc – news-medical.net – link to article By combining CRISPR technology with a protein designed with artificial intelligence, it is possible to awaken individual dormant genes by disabling the chemical “off...

Process for Extending the Longevity of Stem Cells Described

by admin | Mar 30, 2022 | Bernie Siegel’s WORLD STEM CELL SUMMIT BLOG, News and Opinions

Original story from University of California, Santa Barbara People are having children later than ever before. The average age of new parents in the United States has been rising for at least the past half century. But time is tough on our bodies and our reproductive...

Can We Resurrect Extinct Species? Scientists Put Jurassic Park to the Test

by admin | Mar 29, 2022 | Bernie Siegel’s WORLD STEM CELL SUMMIT BLOG, News and Opinions

By Shelly Fan – Link to article De-extinction grabbed our imagination in the 90s with Jurassic Park. Scientists have since asked: how possible is it? According to a new study, nearly impossible. But wait—it’s not all bad news. While bringing back a faithful copy...

Weill Scientists Explain Breakthrough in Potential HIV Cure

by admin | Mar 23, 2022 | Bernie Siegel’s WORLD STEM CELL SUMMIT BLOG, News and Opinions

By Tiffany Adjei-Opong – Cornell Daily Sun – Link to Article Four years ago, a team of research physicians at Weill Cornell Medicine began treatment for an HIV patient, in the hopes of finding a cure. This February marked 14 months since the patient was...

2 new molecules help destroy leukemia cells by targeting protein key to tumor ‘seeds’

by admin | Mar 23, 2022 | Bernie Siegel’s WORLD STEM CELL SUMMIT BLOG, News and Opinions

By Kyle LaHucik – Fiercebiotech.com Relapses in acute myeloid leukemia (AML), the white blood cell cancer that affects blood and bone marrow, remain an obstacle despite new treatments, as the average five-year survival rate sits at 25%. Now, researchers say...

Using mRNA delivery to improve muscle strength

by admin | Mar 22, 2022 | Bernie Siegel’s WORLD STEM CELL SUMMIT BLOG, News and Opinions

By Anke Brodmerkel – MDC website – Link to article Berlin Germany, March 14 2022 – Mutations that lead to muscle atrophy can be repaired with the gene editor CRISPR-Cas9. A team led by ECRC researcher Helena Escobar has now introduced the tool into...