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Weekend reads: stem cells, organoids, cancer, CRISPR & a tiger named Igor

April 27, 2018 Paul Knoepfler 1

What are your typical weekend reads? If you are a scientist, they might often include a great deal of science. I always hope I can find time for reading for pleasure too, but about as close as I get to […]

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Virginia Hughes@virginiahughes·

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Gordon Sondland, Trump’s envoy at center of impeachment probe, overseeing home renovations costing $1 million in taxpayer money - The Washington Post https://t.co/pcPtqEK6LD

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Samantha Morris @morris_lab·

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In the 1800s, it was thought that cells lose genetic material as they differentiate, making differentiation irreversible. In 1958, John Gurdon challenged this notion to reset differentiated cells to early embryonic stages #Nature150 @NatureNV https://t.co/CMdzZtipzJ

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Steve Joffe @SteveJoffe·

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@pknoepfler @Ancestry Cells in saliva are a variable mix of oral mucosa cells (presumably host in stem cell transplant recipient) and white blood cells. Hence results may reflect the donor rather than the recipient. See https://t.co/aK1BlL5xOC

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Weekend reads: stem cells, organoids, cancer, CRISPR & a tiger named Igor