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Anti-tumor agent from the intestine

The Pharma Data

We are talking about the microbiome – the vast collection of bacteria in the human gut. The microbiome has been the focus of research for 20 years – ever since a new technique made it possible to analyse these bacteria quickly and precisely: high-throughput sequencing. In doing so, they induce epigenetic changes.

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

XTalks

From isolating SARS-CoV-2 in early January to sequencing its genome shortly thereafter and having a prototype vaccine against it within days, scientific process and progress have held steadfast throughout the pandemic. CRISPR are found in approximately 50 percent of sequenced bacterial genomes and nearly 90 percent of archaea genomes.