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How can long-read nanopore sequencing support gene therapy delivery?

Drug Discovery World

Recombinant adeno-associated viruses (rAAVs) are considered a promising delivery system for gene therapy medicines. The post How can long-read nanopore sequencing support gene therapy delivery? appeared first on Drug Discovery World (DDW).

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Prenatal environmental contaminants and childhood disease

Scienmag

Credit: PAS A state of the art plenary session during the Pediatric Academic Societies (PAS) 2021 Virtual Meeting discussed prenatal environmental contaminants and childhood disease, and the latest evidence for epigenetic mechanisms associated with transgenerational disease and public policy implications.

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Guide to using AAV vectors in gene therapy

Drug Discovery World

In 2023, DDW hosted a webinar, ‘A comprehensive guide to using adeno-associated virus (AAV) vectors in gene therapy’, supported by Azenta Life Sciences. AAV is optimal for gene therapy due to its efficiency and safety in humans; however, AAV processes can present obstacles for researchers. Why are those important?

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Guide to using AAV vectors in gene therapy

Drug Discovery World

Earlier this year, DDW hosted a webinar, ‘A comprehensive guide to using adeno-associated virus (AAV) vectors in gene therapy’, supported by Azenta Life Sciences. AAV is optimal for gene therapy due to its efficiency and safety in humans; however, AAV processes can present obstacles for researchers.

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DDW event focusses on rAAVs and long-read nanopore sequencing

Drug Discovery World

Recombinant adeno-associated viruses (rAAVs) are considered a promising delivery system for gene therapy medicines. The event will feature experts Daniel Jachimowicz, Senior Bioscience Scientist at AstraZeneca BioPharmaceuticals R&D, Sweden, and Bastian Schiffthaler, Senior Data Scientist at AstraZeneca BioPharmaceuticals R&D, Sweden.

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STAT+: Gene therapy can transform life for people with hemophilia. But some patients don’t want it.

STAT News

He tested positive for HIV and hepatitis C when he was 11 after catching the viruses from contaminated blood-clotting products. Wiseman, 51, who lives near Sacramento, was diagnosed as an infant with hemophilia, the rare genetic disease that prevents blood from clotting. Continue to STAT+ to read the full story…

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Nobel Prize in medicine awarded for research into the evolutionary history of humankind

STAT News

By developing new techniques for working with ancient genetic material — which is often heavily degraded and contaminated by microorganisms — he led teams that sequenced the genome of the Neanderthal, and discovered a previously unknown hominin, Denisova.

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