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Scientists discover small RNA that regulates bacterial infection

The Pharma Data

Scientists discover small RNA that regulates bacterial infection People with weakened immune systems are at constant risk of infection. But the bacteria can sometimes change their behavior and enter the bloodstream, causing chronic localized infections to become acute and potentially fatal. aeruginosa infections.

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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. The immune system is mentioned particularly frequently.

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Otto Bayer Award goes to Prof. Ruth Ley PhD

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Born in 1970, the British and American research scientist has been Director of the Department of Microbiome Research at the Max Planck Institute for Developmental Biology in Tübingen since 2016. We are very pleased to honor today a true pioneer and outstanding scientist in microbiome research.”.

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Women in Science Who Have Paved the Way Forward in Genetics

XTalks

Much of the fundamental groundwork for genetics and genomic research was laid in the 20 th century, with significant contributions from women scientists, some of whom worked during times when acceptance of female researchers was not widespread. The marriage ended in divorce after a few short years.

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The future outlook for mRNA therapies

Drug Discovery World

Proteins perform myriad functions within the human body and scientists have estimated that there are at least 20,000 canonical proteins that we know about. Rare diseases are largely treated using gene therapies which employ modified viruses to bring the therapy to the disease cells.

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CRISPR breakthroughs: New solutions for common diseases

Drug Discovery World

Since its discovery in 2012, CRISPR (Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeats) technology has revolutionised the biomedicine and cell and gene therapy fields, providing a versatile tool for precise and efficient genome editing. Herpesviridae, Polyomaviridae, and Papillomaviridae), bacteria (e.g.,

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My Hemochromatosis cb vsl | Blue Heron Health News

The Pharma Data

I was recently reminded of my journey out of the HCT nightmare as I watched a documentary about gene therapy. Gene therapy is a huge deal – some gene therapies are already achieving jaw-dropping results for people with previously untreatable illnesses. It’s fascinating stuff. Yet lots of them don’t get HCT.