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Weekly reads: neural stem cells, CRISPR brain, Vertex, cytoplasm surprise

Some people consider the brain to be equivalent to a living computer and in that sense it's too bad that computers don't have the equal of neural stem cells to help them fix themselves. Is the internet one big neural network-like web? There was a quake in the stem cell internet as CIRM's main website was down for a long …
neural stem cells

Nature paper claims young CSF fights brain aging in mice

old mice get young CSF
A new Nature paper argues that young CSF fights brain aging. Young CSF vs. young blood CSF is the cerebrospinal fluid that surrounds the brain, including those of young mice. The claim is that when young CSF is injected into the brain/CNS cavity of old mice, it makes the aged brains seem younger. And function better. I'm somewhat skeptical. I …

Google ads policy change to allow unproven cell & gene therapy educational material

A planned change to the Google ads policy will allow some ads for unproven cell and gene therapies. This shift, allowing educational ads, was just announced. I have a few concerns about this change that will start in July. Google ads policy and stem cells This move seems to be a refinement of their "ad ban" policy from 2019. That original policy …
Google ads policy, stem cell therapies