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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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Risk Assessment for use of Engineered Genetic Materials in Clinical Research

Advarra

The use of engineered genetic materials in clinical trials is rapidly expanding, with potential applications for genetic vaccines, gene-modified cellular therapies, and gene therapies. A key part of the IBC’s evaluation is assessing the risks posed by the engineered genetic materials.

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

STAT News

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

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Top 12 Foods with the Most Pesticides

XTalks

Children and farmworkers are among the most vulnerable, and exposure can lead to genetic damage and impaired neurodevelopment. The EWG also provides a “Clean Fifteen” list , highlighting produce with the least pesticide contamination. Yet the problem extends beyond immediate health concerns.

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Scientists engineer safe, virus-resistant E coli for research

Drug Discovery World

In a step forward for genetic engineering and synthetic biology, US researchers have modified E coli bacteria to be immune to infection by all natural viruses tested so far. Genetic engineering The findings build on earlier efforts by genetic engineers, which involved genetically reprogramming E.

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DDW event focusses on rAAVs and long-read nanopore sequencing

Drug Discovery World

What you will learn: Raw material validation through whole plasmid sequencing ITR-ITR sequencing of whole AAV genomes and truncation hotspot detection Contamination detection in bioreactor batches through sequencing of residual DNA Register for free here. The event will take place on 13 May, 4PM BST.

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