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More efficient mouse model generation through informed founder selection

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This paid-for advertorial by Taconic appeared in DDW Volume 24 – Issue 3, Summer 2023 Overcoming challenges in model generation Genetically engineered mouse models are essential tools for biomedical research. As a result, model generation is an attractive option often considered in parallel. An example project (Fig.

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How mice with humanised immune systems are advancing cell-based immunotherapy

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Patient-derived xenografts (PDX) of melanoma were grafted into hIL2 mice, and TILs derived from the same melanoma patient were reactivated and expanded in vitro with IL2 and used to treat the PDX engrafted in the mice. However, adverse effects such as cytokine release syndrome (CRS) and neurotoxicity still occur. Jespersen et al.

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mRNA Therapeutics and mRNA Vaccines Industry: Current Scenario and Future Trends

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Messenger ribonucleic acid (mRNA) is a single-stranded molecule that is complementary to a gene’s DNA. It is important in the process of protein synthesis because mRNA is responsible for transferring genetic information from DNA to ribosomes, which then decodes the genetic information into a protein.

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The evolution of assays for immuno-oncology research

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Genetically modified T cells stimulated with IL2 are now administered as cell therapy for multiple cancer cell types with beneficial results 3,4. Cancer is a complex heterogenous multistep disease characterised by uncontrolled cell proliferation combined with a dysregulated immune response. This continues to be the standard of care.

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The use of base editing in stem-cell based therapies

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Kevin Hemphill, R&D Manager at PerkinElmer’s Horizon Discovery explores how base editing has emerged as an attractive gene editing option for researchers wanting to develop stem cell-based therapies. Adult fibroblasts were cultured in a cocktail of transcription factors to reactivate embryonic gene expression patterns 2.

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RNA Therapeutics: A Novel Approach to Treating Diseases

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Coding RNAs include messenger RNA (mRNA) and short interfering RNA (siRNA), which encode proteins and silence gene expression, respectively. In the last few years, researchers have become interested in using in vitro transcribed (IVT) mRNA as a drug delivery agent.

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Using bispecific antibodies to advance cancer immunotherapy

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They are also designed to have a short in vitro half-life, meaning that they will be cleared from a patient’s system within several hours. They are also designed to have a short in vitro half-life, meaning that they will be cleared from a patient’s system within several hours. Engagement of immune cells to the tumour cell.