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The First CRISPR Trial In China

This month Chinese scientists are using the CRISPR method to target metastatic non-small cell lung cancer in patients. The specific technology employed will reprogram T-cells from the patients to remove the PD-1 gene. The PD-1 gene serves as a check on the cell’s ability to generate an immune response and thus prevents healthy cells from being attacked during an immune response. CRISPR is more specific than alternative immunotherapy methods (which are typically antibody based) because you are going into the cell’s genome and editing the genes. This makes CRISPR a potentially more effective method at targeting cancer cells, but it

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SearchingPHorACure.com, Now Live!

Welcome! This blog is a personal project of mine… one with the sole aim of finding a cure for Pulmonary Hypertension, and Cardiopulmonary diseases at large. By writing about the science of cardiopulmonary vascular diseases, the latest news in the field, new theories and ideas, as well as musings about nutrition and health/lifestyle choices, it is my hope that this website and its content may somehow help in fostering creativity, innovation, knowledge, and awareness in the Pulmonary Hypertension community, and ultimately help bring the prospect of a cure one step closer… This blog is both technical and non-technical and is written for audiences

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