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Scientists discover small RNA that regulates bacterial infection

The Pharma Data

But the bacteria can sometimes change their behavior and enter the bloodstream, causing chronic localized infections to become acute and potentially fatal. However, researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology have identified the major mechanism behind the transition between chronic and acute P. aeruginosa infections.

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Gene Therapy and Pharmacokinetics

Camargo

The technology of gene therapy is possible due to extensive DNA research and our resulting understanding of many diseases on the genetic level, and it encompasses several mechanisms such as introducing new genes (gene addition) and inactivating or replacing mutated genes (gene editing).

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Artificial intelligence could be new blueprint for precision drug discovery

The Pharma Data

online issue of Nature Communications, researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine describe a new approach that uses machine learning to hunt for disease targets and then predicts whether a drug is likely to receive FDA approval. HUMANOID Center of Research Excellence?(CoRE),

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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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Vtama (tapinarof) Cream Gains FDA Approval for the Treatment of Plaque Psoriasis in Adults

XTalks

This immune-mediated inflammatory disease has been researched thoroughly. Tapinarof was discovered as an outcome of investigations into the secondary metabolites of Photorhabdus luminescens, a bioluminescent, Gram-negative bacteria. There is 10 mg of tapinarof per gram of Vtama cream. Clinical Trials of Vtama.

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Otto Bayer Award goes to Prof. Ruth Ley PhD

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The researcher at the Max Planck Institute for Developmental Biology received the award in a virtual ceremony for her groundbreaking research on the human microbiome – the totality of all microorganisms that naturally colonize a healthy human – which can reach an impressive mass of approximately one kilogram.

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Gene Switch: A Novel Platform for Switching Genes On and Off

Roots Analysis

Overview of Gene Switch The notion that genes might be turned on and off was discovered several decades ago when studies revealed that E. coli bacteria, as well as lambda bacteriophage, can adapt to the alterations in the composition of their nutrient medium.

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