Weekly science reads: CRISPR, stem cells, cell size & space, more

by | Oct 25, 2020 | cell death and disease journal, chromatin, CRISPR, DNA origami, goniometer, Jiami Guo, John Tuthill, News Feeds, NYSCF, Robertson Investigators, Samantha Morris, Stem Cell Reports, stemness

Maybe we can use science as an escape from politics during the last week or so before the election? I hope so. Here are my weekly recommended reads. Several papers ended up relating to nucleus, cell and embryo size and space as well as chromatin, which is very...

Weekly reads on organoids, COVID, CRISPR, cold chromatin, more

by | Oct 11, 2020 | cloning, COVID-19, CRISPR, CRISPR babies, H3.3, intestinal organoids, News Feeds, organoids, Trump COVID-19, Trump fetal tissue, Trump stem cells

As a researcher, is there ever enough time to get to everything that you want to read especially in newer areas like stem cells, organoids, and CRISPR, without even including non-scientific reads like Shakespeare or a new novel or something like that? Hopefully,...

Can Gene-Edited Stem Cells Treat Cystic Fibrosis?

by | Sep 28, 2020 | Brian R. Davis, CFTR mutation, CRISPR, CRISPR for Cystic Fibrosis, Cystic Fibrosis, Francis Collins, gene editing, Lap-Chee Tsui, News Feeds, Nicholas E. King, Ricki Lewis, scRNA-Seq, Stem cells for cystic fibrosis, the Niche

Drugs that restore the shape of the errant protein behind cystic fibrosis (CF) have, over the past eight years, helped the majority of patients, who have certain mutations. Gene-corrected stem cells might offer a “mutation agnostic” option to CF. CF results from a...