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He Jiankui says he’s back in the lab after prison for CRISPR babiesEarlier this year Chinese researcher He Jiankui finished his prison sentence. When I saw that news I wondered about the next chapter for him. It seems he’s already back in the lab doing genetics research. At least that’s according to a blog by He Jiankui himself. Can we trust that what he has…
Weekly reads: Gamida Cell, Siddhartha Mukherjee, CRISPR in viruses
Hematopoietic stem cells have many clinical applications and a company called Gamida Cell has an interesting product in this area …
Updates on CRISPR therapy development and clinical trials
When I first heard of CRISPR gene editing I was excited for my lab to try it out, but it …
Stem cells & the philosopher’s stone, P53, thyroid organoids
I hadn’t remembered the history of the philosopher’s stone until reading a new review article about stem cells and aging. …
Clinical utility & examples of unipotent vs. multipotent stem cells
What are examples of unipotent and multipotent stem cells? More broadly, stem cells have the ability to do two key …
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