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New CRISPR method makes it possible to control protein production in cells

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The speed at which a cell produces proteins is a decisive factor in determining whether it divides, specialises, or...

KAIST enables DNA synthesis using only temperature

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"Complex chemical processes are essential for making DNA." This long-held assumption in the field of biotechnology has been overturned by...

Novartis to acquire Myricx Bio

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Novartis has entered into an agreement to acquire Myricx Bio, a privately held UK-based biotechnology company developing a new...

New approach to rare disease drug development yields first research results

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A team of scientists and business professionals at Queen Mary University of London have made a significant step towards...

PFAS in medicines can often be replaced with alternatives

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Certain medicines contain per- and polyfluorinated alkyl compounds, known as PFAS, which are causing increasing environmental harm due to...

Polyomaviruses: new approaches to prevention and treatment

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In people with severely compromised immune systems, the JC polyomavirus can trigger a currently untreatable, usually fatal brain disease. Now,...

ten23 health obtains Swissmedic licences for Basel and Visp facilities

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ten23 health, a global contract development and manufacturing organisation (CDMO) focused on sterile and biologic drug products, today announced...

SK bioscience launches initiative to reduce uncertainty in vaccine-development decisions

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SK bioscience will lead the Research Optimization & Trial Outcome Recommender (ROTOR) project, an AI-powered evidence synthesis and clinical...

Human embryo gene-correction research approved

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Origin Genomics has secured Institutional Review Board (IRB) approval for its human embryo gene-correction research protocol and has launched...

New immunotherapy strategy targets aggressive brain tumours and their fuel

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Researchers at McMaster University in Canada have developed a new cancer immunotherapy strategy that can simultaneously attack deadly brain...

New tool gives scientists clearer view of DNA regulation

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Researchers from the Cancer Science Institute of Singapore (CSI Singapore) at NUS have developed a new method that allows...

Base to Base biotech podcast 66: The future of clinical trials and breakthroughs in molecular testing

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This week, we have a conversation with Jeff Fischer, president of Longhorn Vaccines & Diagnostics, and with Hannah Amies,...

Fast Track Designation for epidermolysis bullosa simplex treatment

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BioMendics, LLC, a clinical-stage biotechnology company developing therapies for rare genetic skin disorders, has announced that the U.S. Food...

Enzyme evolves into ‘control switch’ to reveal new TB weak spot

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A protein that acts as a 'control switch,' preventing Mycobacterium tuberculosis from accessing the energy sources it needs to...

Abnormally long mitochondria leak RNA to activate anti-tumour immunity

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Mitochondria are constantly dividing and fusing within our cells, reshaping themselves to keep up with the cell’s changing needs....

Roche launches new sequencing platform

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Roche has launched AXELIOS 1 based on SBX technology, with a combination of accuracy, speed, flexibility, scalability and cost...

New drug for chronic heart failure tested in early study

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An early clinical study shows that a new oral drug is safe and well-tolerated in patients with chronic heart...

First clinical evidence of increased lean muscle volume in FSHD patients after EPI-321 treatment

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Epicrispr Biotechnologies has announced new interim data from its ongoing open-label phase 1/2 first-in-human study of EPI-321 in facioscapulohumeral...

Mechanism for weakening a bacterium responsible for food poisoning

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Scientists from the Department of Microbiology of the University of Malaga in Spain, also members of the Institute of...

New research could lead to vaccine for severe diarrhoea

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Research led by the University of Bergen (UiB) in Norway and NORCE may help pave the way for a...

BioArctic and Lilly sign research agreement

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BioArctic AB (publ) has entered into a research and collaboration agreement with Eli Lilly and Company regarding a potential...