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A gene-editing fairy tale: Sleeping Beauty transposons

We’ve spent a lot of time swooning over CAR T-cells and CRISPR here at Signals, but recently a potential up-and-coming leading lady in the gene and cancer therapy fields has caught our eye. Our interest was piqued by a recent press release from The Max Delbruck Center...

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Joshua Dierolf (www.joshuadierolf.com) is a PhD candidate at Western University studying the influence of metabolism on stem cell pluripotency and early development. It is hard to evade the incessant bombardment of social media pseudoscience. Like most things in life,...

Right Turn: Fake news and science communication

In my role as Communications Specialist at CCRM, I often come across examples of science communication that would be considered best practice in the field. However, after finishing the best-selling book Bad Blood (Carreyrou, 2018), I was reminded that not all science...

Right Turn: The science behind New Year’s resolutions

Happy New Year! As you contemplate how to keep your resolve and willpower strong so you can stick to your New Year’s resolutions, we’re sharing some tips courtesy of Business Insider and NIL, below. If you care to tell us your resolution or your own...

Right Turn: Best of the blogs in 2019

If 2019 has felt like another year of information overload, it’s probably safe to assume you’ve missed some posts this year. Don’t despair! According to our readers, these were the posts with the most, the bee’s knees and the lollapalooza of...

Right Turn: Holiday gifts to help find cures

Are you a risk taker? Do you pride yourself on giving unique and intriguing gifts? Well if you haven’t yet heard of Two Blind Brothers, pay attention. Two Blind Brothers produces clothing to fund blindness research at Foundation Fighting Blindness (FFB). As far as...

Navigating the world of science policy

Aileen Gracias is a Technology Analyst at CCRM where she leads technology sourcing, conducts diligence and participates in company creation efforts to support incubation activities. Prior to joining CCRM, Aileen was a Postdoctoral Fellow in Molly Shoichet’s Lab....

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