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Cyfendus Anthrax Vaccine Wins FDA Approval

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While there is no evidence of person-to-person transmission, anthrax skin lesions may be contagious through direct contact or contaminated objects. The bacteria usually enter the body through wounds, but infection can also occur through contaminated meat or inhalation of spores. Overall, 66.3 on Day 64 in the study.

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Advances in cell line development

Drug Discovery World

The market for cell line development is currently rising due to an increased focus by the life sciences sector on biopharmaceuticals and targeted therapies. For instance, bacteria and yeast cell lines are easier to cultivate compared with mammalian cell lines, requiring less maintenance for the medium they are grown in.

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Improving quality control for CAR T cell therapies

Drug Discovery World

Until about 25 years ago, the best treatment option for someone with blood cancer was either toxic radiation and chemotherapy or a bone marrow transplant that posed additional life-threatening risks to the patient 1. Next, the advent of antibody treatments in 1997 created the first targeted cancer therapy 2.