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An Orbimed-backed biotech launches with $85M and plans for a new kind of DNA medicine

Bio Pharma Dive

Rampart Biosciences closed a Series A round that will fund its goal to develop more potent DNA-based medicines that avoid immune responses.

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This Common Artificial Sweetener Can Break Down DNA, Scientists Warn

AuroBlog - Aurous Healthcare Clinical Trials blog

According to a new study, it’s also capable of damaging the DNA material inside our cells. As DNA holds the genetic code controlling how our bodies grow and are maintained, that’s a serious problem that […]

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Unlocking the potential of synthetic DNA 

Drug Discovery World

Raquel Sanches-Kuiper , Vice President of Science and Applications at Evonetix, and Clare Whitewoods , Marketing Communications Manager at Evonetix, look at the benefits synthetic DNA brings to pharmaceutical development.

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Touchlight boosts DNA manufacturing capacity with latest expansion

Pharmaceutical Technology

Enzymatic DNA production company Touchlight have augmented its DNA production capabilities with a newly announced expansion to its London facilities. Tripling its production capacity, Touchlight can now manufacture 8kg plasmid DNA, a key component for mRNA gene therapies and vaccines.

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Leading innovators in DNA polymerase compositions for the pharmaceutical industry

Pharmaceutical Technology

In the last three years alone, there have been over 633,000 patents filed and granted in the pharmaceutical industry, according to GlobalData’s report on Innovation in Pharmaceuticals: DNA polymerase compositions. The majority of DNA replication is performed by Pol δ and Pol ε.

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DCGI adds IVD devices for diagnosis of Covid-19, RNA & DNA extraction kits in Class C risk category under MDR-2017

AuroBlog - Aurous Healthcare Clinical Trials blog

The Drug Controller General of India (DCGI) has added in-vitro diagnostic (IVD) medical devices including those for diagnosis of Covid-19, ribonucleic acid (RNA) and deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) extraction kits, among others into the Class C risk category under the Medical Devices Rules (MDR), 2017.

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These DNA-Damaging Molecules May Be The Link Between Colon Cancer And IBD

AuroBlog - Aurous Healthcare Clinical Trials blog

Scientists have discovered DNA-damaging molecules made by gut bacteria that may help explain why people with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) have higher rates of colorectal cancer than those without the condition.

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