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TGIF: Stem Cell Stream of Consciousness Including CRISPR

April 3, 2015 February 1, 2021 / By Professor Paul Knoepfler, Ph.D.

It seems like Fridays are always a good time for reflection. It’s not like the scientist’s week ends on Friday sad to say, but still at least we can pause momentarily TGIF style and reflect on the maelstrom that is our lives, while cracking open another diet Coke or pouring another cup of coffee. This …

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As iPS cell studies in humans approach, accessible relevant pre-clinical data remains minimal

April 19, 2013 February 1, 2021 / By Professor Paul Knoepfler, Ph.D. / 10 Comments

When are iPS cell-based therapies ready to be tested in actual people? It’s the million or perhaps even billion dollar question of today in the stem cell field. I realize that perhaps it is also a dangerous question, politically-speaking, for me to ask in a public forum, but patient lives as well as potentially the …

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