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MilliporeSigma and Broad Institute Announce CRISPR License Framework to Encourage Innovation

PR Newswire | July 19, 2019

BURLINGTON, Mass. and CAMBRIDGE, Mass., July 18, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- MilliporeSigma and the Broad Institute of MITand Harvard today announced an agreement to offer…

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Illuminating the Brain: Warren Alpert Foundation Award Goes to Four Scientists for Seminal Discoveries in Optogenetics

Harvard Medical School | July 19, 2019

The 2019 Warren Alpert Foundation Prize has been awarded to four scientists for pioneering work in the…

sciencecityJuly 19, 2019

MSFHR To Provide Match Funds On CIHR Patient-Oriented Research Grants

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Kronos Bio Completes $105 Million Series A Financing

Business Wire | July 19, 2019

Series A Round Led by Vida Ventures and Omega Funds Company Platform Using Small Molecule…

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Conor Walsh Wins Presidential Early Career Award

Wyss Institute | July 19, 2019

Award honors outstanding scientists and engineers beginning their independent research careers By Lindsay Brownell (CAMBRIDGE,…

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Interesting Articles

US Senators Call for International Guidelines for Germline Editing

TheScientist | July 18, 2019

In the wake of reports of CRISPRed babies born in China, a bipartisan resolution “opposes…

sciencecityJuly 18, 2019

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Frequency Therapeutics, Astellas Sign Deal to Tune of $625M

Boston Business Journal | July 18, 2019

Woburn-based hearing loss startup Frequency Therapeutics has found its first partner, but it will give…

sciencecityJuly 18, 2019

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Unmasking Mutant Cancer Cells: A New Dosing Regimen for an Old Cancer Drug Shows New Promise as an Immunotherapy.

MIT News | July 18, 2019

As cancer cells progress, they accumulate hundreds and even thousands of genetic and epigenetic changes,…

sciencecityJuly 18, 2019

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Study Finds That Exercise and Vascular Health Offer Protection against Alzheimer’s Disease

Mass General News | July 18, 2019

BOSTON – Higher levels of daily physical activity may protect against the cognitive decline and…

sciencecityJuly 18, 2019

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Slug, a Stem Cell Regulator, Keeps Breast Cells Healthy by Promoting Repair of DNA Damage

TuftsNow | July 17, 2019

A new study published in Cell Reports found that a transcription factor called Slug serves…

sciencecityJuly 17, 2019

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Neon Therapeutics’ Cancer Vaccine Effective in Melanoma and Lung and Bladder Cancers

BioSpace | July 17, 2019

Cambridge, Massachusetts-based Neon Therapeutics announced top-line results in its Phase Ib clinical trial of NEO-PV-01, its personal…

sciencecityJuly 17, 2019

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