Companies Rush to Develop ‘Utterly Transformative’ Gene Therapies

The Fresh York Times

July 23, 2017

The approval of gene therapy for leukemia, expected in the next few months, will open the door to a radically fresh class of cancer treatments.

Companies and universities are racing to develop these fresh therapies, which re-engineer and turbocharge millions of a patient’s own immune cells, turning them into cancer killers that researchers call a “living drug.” One of the big goals now is to get them to work for many other cancers, including those of the breast, guts, ovary, lung and pancreas. Continue reading Companies Rush to Develop ‘Utterly Transformative’ Gene Therapies

Classic car boom triggers theft – ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

Classic car boom triggers theft

Very first love: Motor enthusiast Glen Hamilton in more satisfied times with his HT Monaro.

Supplied: Glen Hamilton

If it weren’t for the boom in classic car investment, central Queensland motor enthusiast Glen Hamilton believes he would still have his beloved HT Monaro. Continue reading Classic car boom triggers theft – ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

Central African Republic Civil War (2012–present)

Central African Republic Civil War (2012–present)

The Central African Republic conflict is an ongoing civil war in the Central African Republic (CAR) involving the government, rebels from the Séléka coalition and the Anti-balaka militias. [Nineteen]

Map of battles in the Central African Republic (For a more detailed map of the current military situation, see here)

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Cars That Think – IEEE Spectrum

Cars That Think

Engineering student Manuel Dangel of Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH) in Zurich and teammates were walking the racecourse at Formula Student Driverless in Hockenheimring, Germany, earlier this month when they realized that the computerized wheelbarrow they were using to map the course had gone haywire. [ See ” Students Race Driverless Cars in Germany in Formula Student Competition ” sixteen August 2017.]

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Cars for sale in Nairobi – Kenya used car dealership

Fresh and Used car dealer in Nairobi, Kenya.

Jap Imports Ltd is a Kenyan car dealership based in Karen, Nairobi – with a fucking partner office in Tokyo, Japan,

Our speciality is importing low mileage, clean (accident free) vehicles from Japanese auctions based on the clients preferences in manufacturer, model, features and budget. Continue reading Cars for sale in Nairobi – Kenya used car dealership

CAR T-cell therapy – Why it – s too soon to speculate about a – cure – for numerous myeloma

CAR T-cell therapy – Why it’s too soon to speculate about a ‘cure’ for numerous myeloma

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Kathlyn Stone is an associate editor at HealthNewsReview.org. She tweets as @KatKStone.

An experimental immunotherapy treatment for numerous myeloma from a biotech company in China captured broad attention at the just-concluded American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) meeting. Continue reading CAR T-cell therapy – Why it – s too soon to speculate about a – cure – for numerous myeloma