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‘Good bacteria’ in breast milk changes over time

Scienmag

Scientists discover complex and dynamic bacterial ecosystem in human breast milk using genomic technology pioneered for the International Space Station Credit: Emmanuel Gonzalez et al.

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#news #biotech Scientists reveal new mechanism of xenogeneic silencing in bacteria

BioTech 365

Biotechnology, Pharma and Biopharma News – Research – Science – Lifescience ://Biotech-Biopharma-Pharma: Scientists reveal new mechanism of xenogeneic silencing in bacteria.Lateral gene transfer (LGT) plays a prominent role in the genome evolution and environmental adaptation of prokaryotes.

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World’s largest catalogue of ocean DNA could boost drug discovery

Drug Discovery World

Scientists at the King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) in Thuwal, Saudi Arabia used the KAUST Metagenomic Analysis Platform (KMAP) to analyse massive amounts of sequencing data to release Global Ocean Gene Catalog 1.0.

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Who will get the call from Stockholm? It’s time for STAT’s 2022 Nobel Prize predictions

STAT News

The shortlist includes researchers who elucidated how cells make energy, those who discovered the chemical chatter of bacteria, many of the brilliant minds who shepherded us into the “ era of the genome ,” and most prominently, the pioneers behind the mRNA Covid vaccines. Read the rest…

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Women in Science Who Have Paved the Way Forward in Genetics

XTalks

The Human Genome Project recently marked 20 years since the publication of the first full sets of human genomic sequences, an endeavor that spanned well over a decade. Today, new next-generation sequencing technologies allow for the sequencing of complex genomes within just a day or two.

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New CRISPR-Based Tool Called PASTE Gene Editing Inserts Large DNA Sequences at Desired Sites

XTalks

The CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing system uses a programmable single guide RNA sequence (sgRNA) to find and bind to specific regions of DNA and the Cas9 nuclease induces double strand breaks at these target regions of the genome. Integrases are used by viruses called bacteriophages to insert their genetic material into bacteria.

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Nirogy rises with $16.5M; Iterum presents a new drug application to FDA; Gut Bacteria proffer insight into molecules protection; TScan adds another $100M for cancer trials

Delveinsight

Gut Bacteria proffer insight into molecules protective against asthma and COVID-19. A team of researchers from Monash University’s Central Clinical School in Melbourne, Australia, set out to explain that question, and in the process discovered two molecules the scientists believe could proffer new treatment strategies for asthma.