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Unapologetic He Jiankui eager for more human germline gene editing with help from tech brosFor a few years, biophysicist He Jiankui might have been one of the most recognizable scientists on the planet. He made three “CRISPR babies” or gene edited people. However, his gene editing went badly and as best as we can tell his efforts did not result in precision edits. It’s…
Weekly reads: patient views on stem cell clinics, vertebrate super-pygmies, Tasmanian tiger, low back pain
What do patients who go to stem cell clinics really think of their experiences? It can be hard to get …
RFK Jr on stem cells & his wacky war on the FDA
It’s Halloween and one of the scariest things out there arguably i s a wild tweet from RFK Jr on …
FDA’s CBER fires off 3 more warning letters on cellular biologics for a total of 12 in 2024
Something seems to have dramatically changed with the FDA at its Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research or CBER. Did …
Weekly reads: Rusty Gage & stem cell awards, ASCL1, stem cells for a vulture
There should be more stem cell awards. Why not recognize more scientists and advocates? I used to do a Stem …
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