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

Drug Discovery World

For example, enzymes sourced from bacteria living around hydrothermal vents have been used to support the polymerase chain reaction, the test used for Covid-19 detection. ” The ability to collect and analyse such a new wealth of ocean data comes from major developments in DNA sequencing technology and computational power. .

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SeqScreen can reveal ‘concerning’ DNA

Scienmag

HOUSTON – (June 21, 2022) – It’s a given that certain bacteria and viruses can cause illness and disease, but the real culprits are the sequences of concern that lie within the genomes of these microbes. Credit: Treangen Lab/Rice University HOUSTON – (June 21, 2022) – It’s a given that certain bacteria and viruses can […].

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Leading innovators in CRISPR nucleases for the pharmaceutical industry

Pharmaceutical Technology

Within the emerging innovation stage, cell therapy for ocular disorders, coronavirus vaccine components, and DNA polymerase compositions are disruptive technologies that are in the early stages of application and should be tracked closely. CRISPR nucleases serve as an important genome editing tool.

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Guide to using AAV vectors in gene therapy

Drug Discovery World

This is largely due to their highly stable Inverted Terminal Repeat (ITR) regions, as this secondary structure is prone to deletions during propagation in bacteria and cannot be read by standard Sanger sequencing. Dr O’Hara also provided an AAV plasmid preparation case study. Why are those important?

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Guide to using AAV vectors in gene therapy

Drug Discovery World

This is largely due to their highly stable Inverted Terminal Repeat (ITR) regions, as this secondary structure is prone to deletions during propagation in bacteria and cannot be read by standard Sanger sequencing. Dr O’Hara also provided an AAV plasmid preparation case study. Why are those important?

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

XTalks

Developed by MIT researchers Jonathan Gootenberg and Omar Abudayyeh, PASTE (Programmable Addition via Site-specific Targeting Elements) gene editing technology can insert genes as long as 36,000 DNA base pairs to liver cells in mice as well as several types of human cells.

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How digital innovation is helping therapeutics to get to market faster

Drug Discovery World

Verge Genomics’ potential amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) treatment VRG50635 is one of the first drugs to enter clinical trials that was entirely discovered and developed using an AI-enabled platform 6. Automation is also being applied to genomics sample preparation, an area that requires particular robustness and scalability.