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Weekly reads: Joe Rogan, stem cell, diet, clinics, more

The other day I was talking with some folks about stem cell policy on Zoom, which was great, but one phrase from them jumped out at me and gave me a laugh. "Joe Rogan is the Gwyneth Paltrow for bros." It also just rings true to me. Some readers of The Niche may remember that I've written before about a …
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Startup Clade from CRISPR Therapeutics founder pursues cloaked stem cells for cancer therapy

Chad-Cowan CRISPR Therapeutics
CRISPR Therapeutics has been pursuing the idea of using gene-editing to make universally compatible stem cells for some time, but there's an new development in this space. The potential here is big. What if you could make cloaked stem cells that could be used to produce cellular therapies that could be given to most patients without fear of immune rejection? …

Fact-checking stem cell therapy for hair loss

Occasionally a reader of The Niche will ask me about stem cell therapy for hair loss. I'm interested in this research because I'm fascinated by stem cells. Admittedly I don't have as much hair as I used to so that's sometimes on my mind too. So where do things stand? There is some reason for more long-term optimism on stem …
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