In Depth 23 Dec 2020 Humble Beginnings: The Origin Story of Modern Biotechnology …DNA. The enzymes left uneven cuts on the DNA chain where foreign DNA could be inserted. The bacteria would then start using the new genetic information as if it were… December 23, 2020 - 4 minutesmins - By Jonathan Smith Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
In Depth 9 Dec 2024 CAR-T cell therapy for lupus: An emerging field with great potential …what makes it a promising therapeutic target. Furthermore, in contrast to conventional DNA-based CAR-T cell therapies, mRNA CAR-T administration is designed not to require preconditioning chemotherapy and is not expected… December 9, 2024 - 10 minutesmins - By Willow Shah-Neville Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
More News! 26 Mar 2018 Attacking an Ancient Virus Slows Multiple Sclerosis in Phase II …retrovirus, or HERV for short. HERVs infected humans in ancient times, inserting their DNA into ours. Nowadays, up to 8% of all our DNA comes from these viruses. Although most… March 26, 2018 - 2 minutesmins - By Clara Rodríguez Fernández Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
Interview 10 Aug 2022 How the UK precision breeding bill could unshackle gene editing …produce new breeds of crops more efficiently than traditional breeding techniques. Gene editing technology allows the insertion, deletion or switching of nucleotide base pairs — the building blocks of DNA… August 10, 2022 - 6 minutesmins - By Jonathan Smith Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
Best in Biotech 22 Jan 2024 Eight newly approved drugs that could become blockbusters in 2024 …back in August is seen as a significant one. Being a PARP inhibitor, Niraparib blocks the enzymes PARP-1 and PARP-2, both of which help in DNA repair in cells. Preventing… January 22, 2024 - 9 minutesmins - By Roohi Mariam Peter Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
More News! 2 Apr 2019 Swiss Scientists Make Synthetic Bacterial Genome Using Computers …— and to study the minimal genes needed for a cell to live. This could one day let scientists design simplified micro-organisms that are more efficient at producing DNA-based therapeutics… April 2, 2019 - 3 minutesmins - By Jonathan Smith Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
News and Trends 3 Jun 2019 ‘CRISPR Babies’ Might Be at Risk of Dying Younger …reported. A new study highlights the issues that can result from modifying human DNA without sufficient understanding of how it can impact our health. Last year, the scientific community was… June 3, 2019 - 3 minutesmins - By Clara Rodríguez Fernández Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
News and Trends 22 Sep 2022 Research identifies new treatment target for CNS injury and neurological disease …The research, published last week in Science Advances, is part of a workstream exploring the signaling pathways that respond to DNA damage, which is seen in both long-term neurological conditions… September 22, 2022 - 3 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
Interview 23 Oct 2017 The German CEO Pushing for an Immunotherapy to Treat Cancer and HIV …non-coding DNA with special regions called CG motifs that resemble certain parts of bacterial or viral DNA. When our molecule binds to the TLR-9 receptor, it triggers a signal that… October 23, 2017 - 8 minutesmins - By Clara Rodríguez Fernández Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
Best in Biotech 18 Apr 2024 5 RNA editing companies you should know about As patients were dosed in the first-ever RNA editing clinical trial in December 2023, it certainly seems as though RNA editing technology has started to make significant strides. Unlike DNA… April 18, 2024 - 7 minutesmins - By Willow Shah-Neville Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
More News! 17 Oct 2017 World’s First Molecular Computer Makes Data Storage 100 Times Smaller …DNA computing have been gaining a lot of traction, but it currently not possible to build these computers at a large enough scale to substitute silicon. Microsoft itself is working… October 17, 2017 - 3 minutesmins - By Clara Rodríguez Fernández Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
News and Trends 30 Sep 2019 €20M Series A Launches Cancer Immunotherapy Biotech in Denmark …target the protein STING, which is important for innate immunity. STING sits inside immune cells and activates like an alarm when it detects pathogen DNA, or fragments of DNA from… September 30, 2019 - 2 minutesmins - By Jonathan Smith Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email