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Weekly reads: aging, CRISPR delivery, hair, oocytes, paralysis

The big news of the week was the launch of Altos labs and their ambitious plan to tackle aging through cell therapies. Altos has recruited a large number of top cell biologists away from academia. That team plus top biotech execs and a $3B war chest make Altos one to watch in coming years. I wouldn't be surprised if they …
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Perspectives on Altos Labs and its $3B cellular rejuvenation push

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I wrote briefly a few months ago about Altos Labs. It's a new kind of biotech institute that is focused on cellular reprogramming. My original piece was sparked in part by an article around the same time by Antonio Regalado over at MIT Tech Review. He provided some tantalizing details on Altos. Also, I had heard some rumblings about it before. Now …

If you lost a loved one, could you turn to human cloning?

One of the most interesting parts of running a website like The Niche is that reader's questions can sometimes be so striking including recent ones on human cloning. They got me thinking about cloning again. Human cloning & loss of a loved one: things to consider Several readers have recently asked about whether human cloning could be used to on …
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