by Stacey Johnson | Dec 29, 2023
It’s been a busy year in the cell and gene therapy community and the bloggers at Signals have enjoyed putting the spotlight on news (HeLa settlement and UK rejoins Horizon Europe), scientific advances (improving treatment for hematological malignancies and a new...
by Tyler Wenzel | Dec 21, 2023
I can recall the first time that I heard about the idea of gene therapy. It was over 20 years ago, and possibly like many students in school, I was assigned to write an essay on the ethical considerations for allowing or disallowing gene editing on humans. I remember...
by Don Gibbons | Aug 22, 2023
If you are reading all or parts of this blog carnival you are probably a fan of stem cells and regenerative medicine more broadly. You probably believe this field can and will change the way medicine is practiced. But how careful are you when choosing your words to...
by Don Gibbons | May 4, 2023
For people like me working in the biological science sector, the annual DNA Day (every April 25th) is always a cause to raise a toast, but this year was special. It marked the 70th anniversary of the discovery of the double helix by Watson and Crick (and Franklin) and...
by Stacey Johnson | Mar 3, 2023
Can you name 10 Black Canadians who have made significant contributions to life in Canada? That was a question posed by Vicki Olatundon, a motivational speaker, during a Black History Month presentation. (More on this later.) Here’s another question: what does Black...
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