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In landmark step, judge does not defer to FDA in stem cell clinic chain case, orders full trial

January 28, 2020 Paul Knoepfler 3

In what could be a serious legal warning sign for the stem cell field, California federal district court Judge Jesus Bernal denied the government’s motion for summary judgment against Cell Surgical Network, et al. related to their marketing of an […]

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Heads up on Hui Yang, another potential aspiring CRISPR baby researcher

January 22, 2020 Paul Knoepfler 1

Making a CRISPR baby is a controversial idea to even propose now for many reasons, yet even after He Jiankui’s train wreck some people have seemed eager to try it including apparently a scientist whose name perhaps many readers here […]

Upbeat poll results on the future of CIRM funding

January 21, 2020 Paul Knoepfler 11

I recently started 2 polls on the future of CIRM. The polls are focused on the effort led by Robert Klein to get more funding from the State of California for the stem cell agency. They asked readers about whether […]

Help solve mystery of wild sci-fi film ad for unproven exosomes

January 15, 2020 Paul Knoepfler 7

A new, somewhat mysterious short film that serves as an advertisement for unproven exosomes has some of us scratching our heads. Can you guys as readers of The Niche help solve the puzzle of who’s behind this wild “cinematic commercial” […]

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