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Weekly science reads: senescence, alt CRISPR, sickle cell update

Is 2022 going to be any better than 2020 or 2021 when it comes to things in general or for biomedical science? Related to the pandemic? It's too soon to say but if I had to guess right now I'd venture an optimistic view that overall it's going to be somewhat better by the end of the year. What do …
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Elizabeth Holmes, Theranos, & lessons for the stem cell field

Elizabeth Holmes, Theranos
When I read about Elizabeth Holmes and her blood testing startup Theranos I see parallels to hucksters in the arena of stem cells and cell therapy. I'm thinking especially of the unproven stem cell clinics out there. It goes farther than that though too, including people who aren't hucksters at all but get caught up in the hype around stem …

16 predictions for stem cells & regenerative medicine in 2022

The last few years in the stem cell and regenerative medicine arena have been complicated in many ways. Variables like surging stem cell clinics and COVID have made predictions harder.  Even so, trying to make predictions is useful and it's fun to go over past year's predictions. You can see my scorecard on my 2021 stem cell predictions and here were …
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