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How Stem Cell Embryo Models Won Method of the Year

How Stem Cell Embryo Models Won Method of the Year

By Technology Networks -  A collection of ingenious biological tools for studying the genesis of life has been awarded Nature Methods’ coveted Method of the Year award for 2023. A collection of ingenious biological tools for studying the genesis of life has been...

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Could natural killer cells transform Alzheimer’s treatment?

Could natural killer cells transform Alzheimer’s treatment?

By Labiotech - This week on the podcast, we have a conversation with Dr Paul Song, CEO of NKGen Biotech, a company with its sights set on changing the Alzheimer’s disease treatment landscape with natural killer cells. The company’s natural killer (NK) cell Alzheimer’s...

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“Supercharging” CAR T-Cells Could Advance Cancer Treatment

“Supercharging” CAR T-Cells Could Advance Cancer Treatment

By Technology Networks A bioengineered "supercharged" immune cell has been designed that is particularly efficient at targeting cancer cells. At EPFL's School of Engineering, Professor Li Tang's Laboratory of Biomaterials for Immunoengineering has made significant...

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JPM24, Day 3: Gene editors talk business development

JPM24, Day 3: Gene editors talk business development

By Annalee Armstrong, Gabrielle Masson, James Waldron, Max Bayer, Ben Adams - Fierce Biotech We're off for another day of the J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference 2024. The flood of licensing deals and M&A may have slowed, but there's still plenty of action to come...

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How Smart Should Robots Be?

How Smart Should Robots Be?

By Eve Herold - Time - Ideas • Technology - When people hear the words “social engineering,” they usually think of the supposed nefarious designs of government or an opposing political party. These days, there’s a general sense of social upheaval brought on by some...

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