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FDA chides US doc who genetically modified human embryo in reported 3-person IVF

August 4, 2017 Paul Knoepfler 1

The FDA sent a stern letter today to Dr. John Zhang, PhD, MD, the physician who last year created a genetically modified human embryo in the U.S. and then exported it to Mexico where he self-reported creating a genetically modified baby boy. […]

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CRISPR, human genetic modification, & a needed course correction

June 26, 2017 Paul Knoepfler 9

Are designer babies made using CRISPR or other genetic modification technologies closer to reality today? If so, what exactly should we do about it? Researchers can use CRISPR to genetically modify just about any organism or its cells, but targeting humans […]

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Top 20 Stem Cell Predictions for 2017

December 29, 2016 Paul Knoepfler 7

Each year I make a list of predictions for the stem cell and regenerative medicine field for the coming new year. Later in this post I list my top 20 stem cell predictions for 2017. In looking at my past predictions […]

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Grading my top 20 stem cell predictions for 2016: how’d I do?

December 26, 2016 Paul Knoepfler 1

Below are the 2016 stem cell predictions I made last year and their status now color-coded near year’s end. Green is right, orange is mixed bag, and red is flat out wrong. Overall, I did better than most past years with […]

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First 3-person IVF baby born via “rogue” experiment at Mexico clinic?

September 27, 2016 Paul Knoepfler 5

Today we got the first report of a baby being born via so-called “3-person IVF”, sometimes called 3-parent IVF, in which the DNA of three people contribute to an offspring. Before discussing this further I have to emphasize that we need […]

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My favorite papers challenge biomedical dogma. Here's my summary of the ones in 2019 that provided evidentiary shakeups (2nd annual list)
[let me know the ones I missed]

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pknoepflerPaul Knoepfler@pknoepfler·
13 Dec

Wow, Liveyon has stopped sales of unproven umbilical cord cells after FDA warning letter
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https://washingtonpost.com/health/2019/12/13/california-stem-cell-company-halts-sales-after-fda-warning/ Here's my take on that warning letter & other recent FDA steps https://ipscell.com/2019/12/fda-spike-clinic-supplier-liveyon-warning-letter-notice-on-exosome-harms/ I bet @BadBatchWondery podcast also played a role #stemcells

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pknoepflerPaul Knoepfler@pknoepfler·
13 Dec

Wow, Liveyon has stopped sales of unproven umbilical cord cells after FDA warning letter
@lauriemcginley2
https://washingtonpost.com/health/2019/12/13/california-stem-cell-company-halts-sales-after-fda-warning/ Here's my take on that warning letter & other recent FDA steps https://ipscell.com/2019/12/fda-spike-clinic-supplier-liveyon-warning-letter-notice-on-exosome-harms/ I bet @BadBatchWondery podcast also played a role #stemcells

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