DIY stem cells

DIY injection of US Stem Cell product, video after court loss

June 12, 2019 February 1, 2021 / By Professor Paul Knoepfler, Ph.D. / 3 Comments

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A fitness guru named Ben Greenfield has now reported self-injecting non-FDA approved stem cells from US Stem Cell. He says the stem cells came from a clinic that lost a big federal court case 9 days ago. Greenfield posted a Facebook video of the actual injection, which he narrates. There’s some text along with the …

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Claim of risky DIY gene therapy linked to unlicensed stem cell clinic

October 15, 2015 February 1, 2021 / By Professor Paul Knoepfler, Ph.D. / 20 Comments

In a strange, but fascinating tale recounted by Antonio Regalado in an article over at MIT Tech Review, we hear the first claim of a do-it-yourself (DIY) gene therapy. The owner of a small biotech called BioViva, Elizabeth “Liz” Parrish, reportedly traveled from her home in Seattle to get an unapproved, experimental gene therapy in …

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