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Global advances in synthetic biology

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It is believed that the term synthetic biology was created in 1970 by geneticist, Waclaw Szybalski 1 as work was being carried out on the development of DNA sequencing and synthesis techniques. The Rockefeller University 2 recently reported the development of a synthetic antibiotic that could potentially work against drug-resistant bacteria.

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Top 30 Pharma and Biotech Companies in 2023: Statistics and Trends

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2) Botox Therapeutic/Cosmetic Botox, or botulinum neurotoxin, is a neurotoxic protein produced by the Clostridium botulinum bacteria. 5) Lynparza (Olaparib) Lynparza is a PARP inhibitor , meaning it inhibits poly ADP ribose polymerase (PARP), an enzyme involved in DNA repair. AbbVie’s total global revenue for Humira was $21.24

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2020 Year in Review: COVID-19, CRISPR and Immunotherapies Define the Year for the Life Sciences

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After being identified in December 2019 in Wuhan, Hubei in China, medical officials and scientists got to work to isolate and identify the novel virus that they observed to be causing a new respiratory illness. The female scientist duo became the first women to be jointly awarded a Nobel Prize, making it a winning moment for women in science.