News and Trends 12 May 2025 Pharma giants pull back on AAV research: what’s next for the gene therapy space? …capsid – a protein shell – that packages the DNA of the virus. These viruses were discovered rather accidentally by scientists who were making adenovirus preparations back in 1965. As… May 12, 2025 - 8 minutesmins - By Roohi Mariam Peter Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
In Depth 15 Oct 2019 Four New Technologies That Will Change Cancer Treatment …unique tumor By comparing the DNA sequences of the tumor and of healthy cells, the company can identify multiple cancer mutations and select the ones that are more likely… October 15, 2019 - 9 minutesmins - By Clara Rodríguez Fernández Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
Best in Biotech 12 Jul 2024 Five universities in Canada to build a career in biotech in 2024 …equipped for digital image processing, molecular biology, fermentation, and DNA synthesis and sequencing. The program includes a significant research component for graduates to be well-prepared for both academic and industry… July 12, 2024 - 8 minutesmins - By Jules Adam Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
More News! 28 Nov 2019 German Biotech to Develop Next-Generation Gene Therapy for Blindness The German biotech ViGeneron has raised an undisclosed sum in a Series A round to fund the development of an ophthalmic gene therapy that could deliver bigger DNA sequences into… November 28, 2019 - 2 minutesmins - By Jonathan Smith Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
In Depth 7 Dec 2021 Is Cloud Computing the Answer to Genomics’ Big Data Problem? The success of the genomics industry has led to the generation of huge amounts of DNA sequencing data. Cloud computing could offer a solution for scientists who currently lack the… December 7, 2021 - 8 minutesmins - By External Contributor Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
News and Trends 19 Jun 2017 This Company Uses the Human Microbiome to Discover New Disease Mechanisms …bacterial DNA profiles from human and animal tissues. Using their newly developed 16S rDNA-targeting technique, the scientists at Vaiomer set out on a mission to prove that microbiota translocate to… June 19, 2017 - 5 minutesmins - By External Contributor Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
News and Trends 1 Feb 2023 Advancing cancer care with 3D genomics …contains two meters of DNA, which is intricately folded to fit in the cell nucleus. This three-dimensional organization of DNA, your 3D genome, appears to be as important as the… February 1, 2023 - 7 minutesmins - By External Contributor Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
News and Trends 30 Mar 2023 Could new riboswitch make gene therapy safer? …using animal cells, and make gene therapy, cell therapy, and regenerative medicine safer. For genes to be expressed, cells make many RNA copies of a section of DNA. These RNA… March 30, 2023 - 5 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
Best in Biotech 28 Nov 2023 Five companies shaping Texas’ growing biotech hubs …company is now working on splicing bits of the recovered DNA into the genome of its closest relative, the Asian elephant, as it shares 99.6% of its DNA. The company… November 28, 2023 - 8 minutesmins - By Willow Shah-Neville Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
In Depth 11 Jun 2025 Can gene therapy treat vision loss? …the treatment. In addition, the cells of the retina can keep this DNA functioning for longer than other cells in the body. This means that a single dose injected into… June 11, 2025 - 12 minutesmins - By Roohi Mariam Peter Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
News and Trends 6 Nov 2018 Potential HIV Treatment Shows Early Stage Promise …the enzyme that HIV uses to insert viral DNA into the host cell’s genome. Integrase then inserts too much viral DNA into the cell, blowing the virus’s cover and making… November 6, 2018 - 3 minutesmins - By Jonathan Smith Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
News and Trends 11 Sep 2019 IBM’s Watson for Genomics Launches in First European Hospital …on their DNA. Doctors at the Swiss hospital routinely analyze the DNA of cancer patients to find a treatment that could be suitable for their specific case. “It usually… September 11, 2019 - 2 minutesmins - By Clara Rodríguez Fernández Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email