In Depth 30 Oct 2024
Spatial Transcriptomics: A window into disease
…DNA primers and unique DNA barcodes. A tissue sample is then placed on the slide and each primer sticks to a target mRNA sequence nearby in the tissue section. The…
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In Depth 23 May 2024
Is prime editing ready for prime time?
…Jacobi, director of Applications and Market Development at Integrated DNA Technologies (IDT). “When a cell tries to repair the cut in the DNA induced by the Cas9 protein, it can…
More News! 11 Apr 2019
Scientists Develop Treatment to Combat Antibiotic Resistance in Meningitis
…and the bacteria stay trapped around the brain. The researchers tested to see if breaking up the traps with the DNA-cutting enzyme DNAse I would help to treat the infection….
News and Trends 25 Feb 2016
High Quality Grade plasmids for a better gene therapy
…in 2000, PlasmidFactory has provided industrial and academic research scientists with plasmid DNA but also another innovative product: the Minicircle DNA. Minicircle DNAs contain almost exclusively the “Gene of Interest”…
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In Depth 23 Nov 2017
The Future is (Syn)Bio: How and when do we get there?
…technology being developed by companies like Oxford Nanopore or DNA electronics. Writing DNA could soon follow thanks to Twist Bioscience and DNA Script. “It’s easier for companies to enter the…
In Depth 30 Mar 2020
Could mRNA Vaccines Fulfill Their Potential Against Coronavirus?
…vaccines made from DNA. DNA vaccines are also hot on the Covid-19 case, being developed by several companies around the world, such as the US Inovio Pharmaceuticals, which aims to…
In Depth 11 Nov 2020
GMO Regulations in Europe Are “Not Fit for Purpose”
…regulations were established in Europe in 2001 and were designed to strictly regulate the introduction of DNA from other species into animals and plants. These regulations do not cover mutagenesis…
More News! 28 Feb 2018
Could A More Precise CRISPR/Cas9 System Treat Huntington’s Disease?
…cut single-strand breaks into DNA. When used in pairs, this allows for more precise targeting of specific DNA sequences. However, other market contenders are closer to a product launch. Recently,…
News and Trends 5 Dec 2022
Singapore researchers develop affordable cancer testing method
…of sensitivity or from being too expensive to be used for regular screening. The DNA in blood is produced by different organs in our body. Cancer cells also release DNA…
News and Trends 16 Dec 2022
HKUMed discovery may lead to therapeutic targets for cancer
…The research team used a bioinformatics approach to decode the epigenetics of the tumors dissected from NPC patients. EBV+NPC was believed to be massively dysregulated by the global DNA hypermethylation,…
News and Trends 11 Jan 2017
Merck expands its Oncology Pipeline beyond Checkpoint Inhibitors
…and VX-984, which blocks the DNA-dependent protein kinase (DNA-PK). Details about the preclinical programs are scarce. The only revelation has been that one is an immuno-oncology program with ‘first-in-class potential’…
In Depth 22 Nov 2024
Can AlphaFold3’s open-source platform revolutionize the way we discover drugs?
…breakthroughs in science. AlphaFold2 was seen as revolutionary because it was able to accurately predict the structure of the majority of proteins from their DNA sequence. The platform ended up…
