Deaths & Tributes

Weekly reads: cell and gene therapy deregulation, axed grant database, H3.3 in mESCs, remembering James Till

RFK Jr., cell and gene therapy

It’s been a crazy week on the cell and gene therapy front. We live in strange times more generally. I just wrote about a Thursday FDA cell and gene therapy roundtable that generally promoted the idea of less oversight. And far more speed to human use. RFK Jr. was present at the end and spoke. […]

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Weekly reads: Vertex & CRISPR Therapeutics, Arnold Caplan death, MS genetics

CRISPR Therapeutics

The biotechs Vertex and CRISPR Therapeutics have an interesting relationship as biotechs. They are partners are multiple levels but also are very different as companies including in size. There’s been a key development in one of their partnerships. Before we jump into that, please check out the video version of my 20 stem cell and

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Another kind of stem cell tragedy: William P. Murphy passes at 100

William P. Murphy, US Stem Cell

It’s kind of a tragedy that William P. Murphy, former chairman of unproven stem cell clinic firm, US Stem Cell, might be most remembered after his recent passing for his doings there.  For example, I didn’t know until now of his prolific past as a biomedical inventor who did a lot of good. Instead, my impression of

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Man reportedly dies after getting unproven stem cell therapy in Mexico at Cellular Performance Institute

stem cell death, stem cell therapy in mexico

A surfer news site reported that a man recently died after getting an unproven stem cell therapy in Mexico. The article is entitled Tragedy strikes in Mexico as Shane Dorian’s traveling companion for “life-altering” stem-cell therapy dies. Shane Dorian is a famous surfer who hopes to fight aging at 51. As part of that effort, Dorian

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