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Biotech / Health

Gene therapy trial shows promise for treating ‘bubble boy’ syndrome. Now comes the hard part

22.12.2022

H.T. Begay is a happy kid. He’s smiley, silly, and definitely trying to make you laugh. The four-year-old’s two neat braids of dark hair wave behind him as he runs …

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In the Lab

In armadillos, leprosy expands healthy liver tissue. Could that tell us something about regenerating our own?

17.11.2022

The mystery started with some skin samples. Anura Rambukkana was a Ph.D. student in Amsterdam, analyzing biopsies from migrants with Hansen’s disease, or leprosy. The illness could be painful and …

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In the Lab

Synthetic mouse embryos created from stem cells — without sperm, eggs, or a uterus

01.08.2022

Lit from below by the microscope’s soft glow, the translucent mouse embryos looked exactly as they should. On day 3 they began to elongate, from spheres into cylinders. On one …

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In the Lab

In a boost for species conservation, freeze-dried mouse cells produce healthy pups

05.07.2022

Two years after scientists at the Roslin Institute in Scotland delivered Dolly the sheep, the first mammal to have been successfully cloned from an adult cell, researchers at the University …

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First Opinion

Opinion: Google’s ongoing stem cell problem points to a larger issue with its search results on unproven therapies

23.03.2022

Hey, Google: Remember that stem cell problem you tried to fix in 2019 by banning clinics from advertising unproven therapies on your platform? The solution didn’t last. Clinics have adapted, …

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In the Lab

Provocative new findings suggest a surprising cause of Down syndrome: cells linked to aging

06.01.2022

Down syndrome is the most common genetic disorder, impacting about 1 in 700 newborns around the world. At some point during their first hours and days of embryonic development, their …

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Health / In the Lab

Last-gasp gene therapy saved a Syrian refugee’s life. Five years later, the boy is thriving and a clinical trial is starting

09.12.2021

In the summer of 2015, a 7-year-old named Hassan was admitted to the burn unit of the Ruhr University Children’s Hospital in Bochum, Germany, with red, oozing wounds from head …

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Health

Q&A: Bioethicist Leigh Turner on the worrisome boom in unregulated stem cell clinics

08.11.2021

In 2016, the Food and Drug Administration put the emerging stem cell cottage industry on notice. At the time, a few hundred clinics were peddling experimental stem cell therapies costing …

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Coronavirus / First Opinion

Opinion: For now, stem cells for Covid-19 are mostly a shot in the dark

25.06.2021

The uncertainty over how to effectively treat Covid-19 is proving to be an opportunity for people interested in stem cells. It is such a hot area that there are dozens …

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