What are your typical weekend reads? If you are a scientist, they might often include a great deal of science. I always hope I can find time for reading for pleasure too, but about as close as I get to that is the New York Times on Sunday.
Here are some recommended science reads for this weekend including approachable media articles on interesting developments.
Blood test shows promise for spotting early cancers. In addition to being a cancer researcher, as a cancer survivor myself and someone interested in blood tests from prostate and other cancers, I found this encouraging and interesting.
Igor the Siberian tiger gets stem-cell hip treatment in Hungary (some hype here or overexuberance?)
This company is making an at-home CRISPR kit to find out what’s making you sick
Ethics of human brain research including organoids. This commentary comes from Nita Farahany and Hank Greely and colleagues. This topic seems even more important as we enter the age of vascularized organoids, including the two new papers below:
- Generation of vascularized human brain organoids (From here at UC Davis)
- An in vivo model of functional and vascularized human brain organoids (From the Salk from a team led by Fred “Rusty” Gage.
“There’s a dilema with stem cell therapy in Florida.” An investigative report from WPTV in Florida, which focuses on allegations regarding the Lung Institute and other issues with stem cell clinics in that state.
Scientists generate an atlas of the human genome using stem cells
“‘Incompatible’ donor stem cells cure 4dukt sickle cell patients” A cure means forever so is this headline too much?
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