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Genetic analysis uncovers shared evolutionary history of fish fins and vertebrate limbs

Scienmag

Those appendages vary greatly in size, shape, and function, of course — from fins to wings, arms, and legs — but a new genetic analysis shows that genes that control development at the ends of the appendages share a deep evolutionary history. All vertebrates have the same basic body plan: head, spine, four appendages.

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Genetic Analysis co-develops HumGut – the world’s first complete database of reference genomes from the human gut microbiome

Drug Discovery Today

(Oslo, August 5, 2021) Molecular diagnostics specialist, Genetic Analysis AS (GA) today announced the first publication from the comprehensive HumGut microbiome database has appeared in the leading scientific journal Microbiome.

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Thermo Fisher Scientific opens sterile drug facility in Singapore

Pharmaceutical Technology

The new good manufacturing practices facility was established with support from the Singapore Economic Development Board. It comes with quick vaccine fill-finish capabilities and offers end-to-end pharmaceutical development and manufacturing services. The bioprocess design centre offers expertise in bioprocessing and process scale-up.

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What Do Patients Have to Say about Gene Therapy Trials? An Upcoming FDA Public Meeting to Hear from Patients and Caregivers

FDA Law Blog

Valentine — Incorporating patient and caregiver experiences into every phase of drug development has become increasingly prioritized during both development and review ( see, e.g. , previous coverage here ). There have been challenges in gene therapy development. By Larry J. Bauer, Senior Regulatory Drug Expert & James E.

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Genes Help Explain Role of Race in Prostate Cancer Risk

The Pharma Data

Now, research is helping to bring genetic risks for people of various racial and ethnic groups into focus. In doing so, dozens more risk factors that could better help pinpoint the odds of developing prostate cancer have been uncovered. THURSDAY, Jan. Men of Asian ancestry inherit about three-quarters the risk of white men.

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Beam makes USD 120M bet; GRAIL and Quest announce the collaboration; Brain organoids mimic infant’s brains; Improvement in T cells to kill cancer

Delveinsight

Beam Therapeutics has taken over a startup whose technology could proffer the biotech’s genetic medicines to more tissues in the body, widening the potential to approach more diseases. Cambridge, Massachusetts-based Beam aims to make more precise edits with genetic medicines, which employ base-editing.

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Hope in sight with Apellis’ pegcetacoplan OAKS/DERBY results for GA

pharmaphorum

It’s one of the most common causes of blindness across Europe and across the United States, and many developed countries around the world. That’s why there’s a lot of interest around this particular molecule and around this development programme.”. When we do that, we call it a perilesional analysis. About the interviewee.

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