News and Trends 3 Jul 2017 From Rockets to DNA – From SpaceX to CRISPR …target gene where the Cas9 can cut the DNA. Poor quality gRNA products can lead to off-target events, meaning that the enzyme cuts the wrong part of the DNA strand…. July 3, 2017 - 6 minutesmins - By External Contributor Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
Startup Scout 31 May 2019 This Biotech Treats a Neurological Autoimmune Disorder Using DNA We’re jumping into Poland this week. Pure Biologics is a biotech based in Wrocław developing DNA molecules that could treat the incurable neurological condition Devic’s disease with fewer side effects… May 31, 2019 - 4 minutesmins - By Jonathan Smith Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
News and Trends 17 Apr 2018 How Low Can the Price of a Next Generation DNA Sequencer Go? The next generation of DNA sequencers has arrived, and with it, a clash of titans: Illumina, Thermo Fisher and Qiagen are all competing for the clinical diagnostics market. Next-generation sequencing… April 17, 2018 - 5 minutesmins - By External Contributor Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
News and Trends 8 Jul 2017 Memories Encoded in DNA and Biological Reliques …information storage. Particularly, using DNA as a medium with a massive storage capacity is gaining a lot of attention. In her ongoing project Semina Aeternitatis, Pevere started exploring this concept… July 8, 2017 - 3 minutesmins - By Clara Rodríguez Fernández Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
News and Trends 10 Jul 2017 You can buy DNA on Amazon, thanks to this Biotech Accelerator …brought up Helixworks, which RebelBio took on board in 2016. The company has since developed a platform to synthesize DNA and sell it on Amazon. “Now we’re working on drone… July 10, 2017 - 2 minutesmins - By Evelyn Warner Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
Podcast 1 Mar 2024 The final chapter in genomic medicines? …of DNA into the genome. We can place pieces of DNA with very little control through what’s called blunt end insertion. And we can cut DNA and break it through… March 1, 2024 - 8 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
More News! 28 Oct 2022 ‘Dark matter’ creates a whole new level of cancer gene activity in tumors, researchers say …at the same time in Nature that cancers can evolve to become more aggressive without relying on DNA mutations. Testing cancers for just the DNA mutations can skip this level… October 28, 2022 - 6 minutesmins - By Liza Laws Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
In Depth 1 Feb 2023 The future of cancer treatment: Exploiting cancer’s key vulnerabilities …involved in DNA repair mechanisms include, for example, ATR (ataxia telangiectasia and Rad3 related), ATM (ataxia telangiectasia mutated) and DNA-PK (DNA-dependent protein kinase), and their inhibition alone or in combination… February 1, 2023 - 4 minutesmins - By External Contributor Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
In Depth 4 Apr 2022 Portable Sequencing Is Reshaping Genetics Research …in real-time anywhere. The technology consists of making a DNA strand cross a membrane through proteins called nanopores that open a passage just big enough for DNA molecules to get… April 4, 2022 - 11 minutesmins - By Carlos de Rojas Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
In Depth 18 May 2020 Will Covid-19 Change the Face of Vaccine Development? …involves inserting a small piece of the virus DNA into a circular piece of bacterial DNA called a plasmid, which becomes the basis of the DNA vaccine. Once injected, the… May 18, 2020 - 13 minutesmins - By Helen Albert Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
News and Trends 19 Dec 2017 Giving Molecular Combing the Golden Coat It Deserves …It has been around since the early 1990s and is a well-established DNA analysis tool. In three separate steps, DNA is extracted from cells and its strands are stretched over… December 19, 2017 - 5 minutesmins - By External Contributor Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
Best in Biotech 30 Sep 2025 CRISPR technology’s next wave: Ten companies to watch in 2025 …variant of CRISPR that enables the replacement of one DNA base with another without cutting both strands of the DNA. This approach aims to reduce the risk of unwanted insertions… September 30, 2025 - 15 minutesmins - By Jules Adam Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email