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Feb 13, 2018

Creating designer babies with CRISPR will soon be possible

Posted by in categories: bioengineering, biotech/medical, genetics, life extension

Summary: Designer babies have recently become possible, as new techniques have gained credibility from serious scientists. Here’s how they can do it. [This article first appeared on LongevityFacts. Author: Brady Hartman. ]

On Feb 8, the AHA named “Fixing a gene mutation in human embryos” as among the “top advances in heart disease and stroke research” of the past year. They joined a chorus of voices heralding this as a research breakthrough.

The announcement brought attention to the fact that US scientists have recently demonstrated the plausibility of using gene editing to make designer babies.

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Feb 13, 2018

Bioquark Inc. — Reaching The Finish Line Show — Ira S. Pastor

Posted by in categories: aging, bioengineering, biotech/medical, business, cryonics, disruptive technology, DNA, economics, futurism, genetics

https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/reaching-the-finish-line/e/…oplay=true

Feb 9, 2018

Bioquark Inc. — Transform U! Show — Ira S. Pastor

Posted by in categories: aging, bioengineering, business, cryonics, DNA, futurism, genetics, health, neuroscience, transhumanism

Feb 8, 2018

Engineers use natural protein as nanoshuttle for anti-cancer vaccines

Posted by in categories: bioengineering, biotech/medical

Cancer fighting nanovaccines have shown significant promise, but clinical application has been hampered by complications in large-scale manufacturing, quality control, and safety. Biomedical engineers at the National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB) developed a new technology that enables nanovaccines to bind to the albumin protein naturally present in the body. The albumin protein then delivers these nanocomplexes to the lymph nodes, resulting in potent immune activation against multiple tumor types in mouse cancer models. The use of natural albumin as a universal vaccine shuttle is a significant step towards the application of cancer nanovaccine immunotherapy in humans.

Nanovaccines that work to mount an immune response against a tumor basically consist of two components: the part that delivers the vaccine to the correct site, the lymph nodes, where immune system activation happens; and the part that activates the immune cells to expand and specifically target the tumor.

Schematic of self-assembly of the AlbiVax nanovaccine.

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Feb 3, 2018

Bioquark Inc. — Grimerica Show — Ira S. Pastor

Posted by in categories: aging, bioengineering, biotech/medical, cryonics, DNA, genetics, health, life extension, neuroscience, science, transhumanism

Feb 2, 2018

“Strategies for Living Longer with Ira Pastor” — Moments With Marianne

Posted by in categories: aging, bioengineering, biotech/medical, cryonics, DNA, health, life extension, neuroscience, transhumanism

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MeEc7waAE_o&t=46m00s

Feb 1, 2018

Bioquark Inc. — Cafe Esoterica Radio Show (Part #1 ) — Ira Pastor

Posted by in categories: aging, alien life, astronomy, bioengineering, biotech/medical, cosmology, cryonics, genetics, health, neuroscience

http://www.blogtalkradio.com/cafeesotericaradio/2018/02/01/c…n-of-youth

Jan 31, 2018

Revolutionary stealth virus holds promise for cancer therapy

Posted by in categories: bioengineering, biotech/medical, genetics, life extension

Researchers solved a problem that has been holding back the use of viral vectors for cancer therapy. They re-engineered viruses with a novel stealth technique that enables them to be used to treat cancer.


Up until now, viral vectors couldn’t be used widely in cancer therapy. Researchers just announced that they re-engineered an adenovirus with a novel stealth technique that enables it to be used to fight tumors. [This article first appeared on the website LongevityFacts.com. Author: Brady Hartman. ]

Viral vectors are well-developed tools used by scientists to deliver genetic material into cells. Unfortunately, they haven’t worked well to treat cancer until a group of researchers in Switzerland re-engineered them to enable them to be used in cancer therapy.

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Jan 30, 2018

Bioquark Inc. — Grognostics — Ira Pastor

Posted by in categories: aging, bioengineering, cryonics, DNA, futurism, genetics, health, life extension, neuroscience, transhumanism

Part #1 of an awesome show with Steve and Jason on Grognostics merging together discussions on biotech, craft beer, human potential, as well as a comedic journey into the world of 2039

https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/grognostics/e/53077743?autoplay=true

Jan 27, 2018

Bioquark Inc. — PanFuture Society Podcast — Ira Pastor

Posted by in categories: aging, bioengineering, biotech/medical, disruptive technology, DNA, futurism, genetics, health, neuroscience, transhumanism

https://panfuture.org/podcast/index_files/bioquark.html