Life Sciences Medical & Scientific Breakthroughs

[MadamSarcastra]

Listening to Science Friday on NPR, I was inspired to start this thread.

Actually heard about this a few days ago....

A Promising And Still Uncertain Future For Human Gene Editing - Science Friday

In Breakthrough, Scientists Edit a Dangerous Mutation From Genes in Human Embryos

 

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The Midnight Scan Club

Much more on this:

Scientists become research subjects in after-hours brain-scanning project
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/07/170727141452.htm

And you, too, can "join" the Midnight Scan Club on FB & Twitter.... Security Check Required ---- Midnight Scan Club (@club_scan) | Twitter

 

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People Back Editing Genes To Treat Disease, But Are Wary Of Inheritable Changes

 

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FDA Approves First Cell-Based Therapy For Cancer

 

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FDA Approves First Digital Pill That Can Track Whether You've Taken It

Ehhh, that's just too much "Big Brother" for me....

 

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Scientists Train Bacteria To Build Unnatural Proteins

 

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Newly discovered nanoparticles could detect tiny tumours months earlier than MRI scans

 

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Swallowing A 'Mini-Pillbox' Could Change The Way HIV Drugs Are Delivered

 

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Chinese Scientists Clone Monkeys Using Method That Created Dolly The Sheep

 

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https://twitter.com/x/status/976961219302182912

 

[Val]

Mum with 'incurable' breast cancer 'beats disease' after world-first therapy shrinks tumours in 2 weeks

 

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Mum with 'incurable' breast cancer 'beats disease' after world-first therapy shrinks tumours in 2 weeks

Oh, that was that was the woman in this story I heard....

Therapy Made From Patient's Immune System Shows Promise For Advanced Breast Cancer NPR Choice page

 

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Scientists Create Immature Human Eggs From Stem Cells NPR Choice page