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#news #biotech Restoring eyesight with genetically engineered stem cells
BioTech 365
DECEMBER 1, 2020
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FDA Approves Genetically Engineered Pigs for Food, Possible Medical Use
The Pharma Data
DECEMBER 14, 2020
FDA Approves Genetically Engineered Pigs for Food, Possible Medical Use. 14, 2020 — The first genetically engineered pigs for use as food or for potential future biomedical use — such as transplantation — in humans have been approved by the U.S.
#news #biotech Plant genetic engineering to fight hidden hunger
BioTech 365
OCTOBER 16, 2020
Biotechnology, Pharma and Biopharma News – Research – Science – Lifescience ://Biotech-Biopharma-Pharma: Plant genetic engineering to fight hidden hunger.More than 2 billion people worldwide suffer from micronutrient malnutrition due to deficiencies in minerals and vitamins.
#news #biotech Taking the guesswork out of genetic engineering: STAMPScreen pipeline helps streamline genetic studies in mammalian cell
BioTech 365
SEPTEMBER 27, 2021
Biotechnology, Pharma and Biopharma News – Research – Science – Lifescience ://Biotech-Biopharma-Pharma: Taking the guesswork out of genetic engineering: STAMPScreen pipeline helps streamline genetic studies in mammalian cell.Today’s genetic engineers have a plethora of resources at their disposal: an … Continue reading → #news
#news #biotech Genetically engineered good bacteria could aid in combating disease
BioTech 365
AUGUST 24, 2021
Biotechnology, Pharma and Biopharma News – Research – Science – Lifescience ://Biotech-Biopharma-Pharma: Genetically engineered good bacteria could aid in combating disease.Our bodies are home to several bacterial species that help us maintain our health and wellbeing. Thus, engineering these … Continue reading → #news
Self-Destructing Malaria-Spreading Mosquitos? How Genetic Engineering Could Make It So
BioSpace
JULY 27, 2021
breakthrough study has found that altering the genetic makeup of malaria-carrying mosquito species could be the key to stopping the spread of the malaria virus and finally eradicating the disease
Genetic engineering without unwanted side effects helps fight parasites
Scienmag
DECEMBER 22, 2020
Around a third of the world’s population carries Toxoplasma gondii, a parasite that puts people with a weakened immune system at risk and can trigger malformations in the womb. The single-celled pathogen also leads to economic losses in agriculture, with toxoplasmosis increasing the risk of abortion among sheep, for example. The parasite has a complex […].
Genetically engineered T cells could lead to therapies for autoimmune diseases
Scienmag
DECEMBER 3, 2020
A new study has found that a novel T cell genetically engineered by University of Arizona Health Sciences researchers is able to target and attack pathogenic T cells that cause Type 1 diabetes, which could lead to new immunotherapy treatments. Medicine & Health Biotechnology cancer Cell Biology Gene Therapy Genetics Immunology/Allergies/Asthma Medicine/Health
#news #biotech Genetic engineering without unwanted side effects helps fight parasites
BioTech 365
DECEMBER 23, 2020
Biotechnology, Pharma and Biopharma News – Research – Science – Lifescience ://Biotech-Biopharma-Pharma: Genetic engineering without unwanted side effects helps fight parasites.Modified CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing scissors are enabling researchers at the University of Zurich to make alterations to the genetic … Continue reading → #news
#news #biotech International research team argues for combination of organic farming and genetic engineering
BioTech 365
APRIL 21, 2021
Biotechnology, Pharma and Biopharma News – Research – Science – Lifescience ://Biotech-Biopharma-Pharma: International research team argues for combination of organic farming and genetic engineering.For more sustainability on a global level, EU legislation should be changed to allow the use … Continue reading → #news
Pioneering Gene Therapy Freed Her of Sickle Cell. Is a Cure at Hand?
NY Times
SEPTEMBER 14, 2021
Sickle Cell Anemia Drugs (Pharmaceuticals) Research Clinical Trials Genetic Engineering Genetics and Heredity Race and EthnicitySuch treatments are extraordinarily promising and costly. Will the Biden administration commit to spending that could speed clinical trial results?
Bone Therapeutics inks iPSC related research partnership
BioPharma Reporter
SEPTEMBER 28, 2021
A new deal sees Bone Therapeutics gain access to iPSC derived, genetically engineered MSCs. Markets & Regulations
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Cáncer sin quimioterapia: una revolución silenciosa
NY Times
OCTOBER 4, 2021
Chemotherapy Breast Cancer Lung Cancer Drugs (Pharmaceuticals) Women and Girls Tumors Immunotherapy Genetic Engineering Herceptin (Drug Un número cada vez mayor de pacientes con cáncer, especialmente los de mama y pulmón, se libran del temido tratamiento en favor de otras alternativas.
Boston Pharmaceuticals Licenses Potential NASH Treatment from Novartis
BioSpace
AUGUST 31, 2020
Boston Pharmaceuticals licensed the drug candidate BOS-580, an injectable, genetically engineered variant of human FGF21
Researchers Halt Trial of Promising Sickle Cell Treatment
NY Times
FEBRUARY 22, 2021
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Engrafting Bacteria for Therapeutic Advantage in Kidney-Related Diseases
BioSpace
DECEMBER 6, 2021
Proof of concept for the Genetically Engineered Microbial Medicines (GEMM) platform came in a recent first-in-human, Phase I trial
Is China Using CRISPR to Create Super Soldiers?
BioSpace
DECEMBER 3, 2020
Has China discovered a super-soldier formula through the capabilities of genetic engineering? A U.S. government official claims this is exactly what is happening
New technology designed to genetically control disease-spreading mosquitoes
Scienmag
SEPTEMBER 10, 2021
Leveraging advancements in CRISPR-based genetic engineering, researchers at the University of California San Diego have created a new system that restrains populations of mosquitoes that infect millions each year with debilitating diseases.
Study adds evidence that altered fat metabolism, enzyme, plays key role in Lou Gehrig’s disease
Scienmag
NOVEMBER 15, 2021
A new study using genetically engineered mice and human cell and tissue samples has added to evidence that higher levels of inflammatory chemicals involved in fat metabolism occur in people with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), […]. EMBARGOED TILL MONDAY, NOV. 15, AT 11 A.M.
Sloan Kettering Institute Scientists retool CAR T cells to serve as ‘micropharmacies’ for cancer drugs
Scienmag
DECEMBER 30, 2021
Immunotherapies called chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T cells use genetically engineered versions of a patient’s own immune cells to fight cancer. These treatments have energized cancer care, especially for people with certain types of blood cancers. Now, scientists at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center’s Sloan Kettering Institute (SKI) have developed new CAR T cells that can do something their […].
Researchers engineer cells to destroy malignant tumor cells but leave the rest alone
Scienmag
JUNE 27, 2021
Credit: McMaster University HAMILTON, ON June 28, 2021 — Researchers at McMaster University have developed a promising new cancer immunotherapy that uses cancer-killing cells genetically engineered outside the body to find and destroy malignant tumors.
New approach can add diversity to crop species without breeding GMOs
Scienmag
JULY 1, 2021
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Molecule holds promise to reprogram white blood cells for better cancer treatment
Scienmag
DECEMBER 13, 2020
In this type of therapy, T cells, a type of white blood cell, are collected from a patient’s blood and subjected to genetic engineering to produce T cells carrying a synthetic molecule termed chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) […].
Cataloging nature’s hidden arsenal: Viruses that infect bacteria
Scienmag
DECEMBER 9, 2020
And despite the numerous clever drugs and genetic engineering […]. Biology Bacteriology Genetics Microbiology Virology
New mouse model provides first platform to study late-onset Alzheimer’s disease
Scienmag
APRIL 27, 2021
April 27, 2021 — University of California, Irvine biologists have developed a new genetically engineered mouse model that, unlike its predecessors, is based on the most common form of Alzheimer’s disease. Biology Alzheimer Genetics Medicine/Health NeurobiologyFirst-of-its-kind advance holds promise for making new strides in research, treatments Irvine, Calif.,
Gene therapy using ‘zinc fingers’ may help treat Alzheimer’s disease, animal study shows
Scienmag
MARCH 19, 2021
Treatment involving a single injection has long-lasting effects BOSTON – Researchers have used a genetic engineering strategy to dramatically reduce levels of tau–a key protein that accumulates and becomes tangled in the brain during the development of Alzheimer’s disease–in an animal model of the condition.
Biotech cotton key to eliminating devastating pest from US and Mexico
Scienmag
DECEMBER 21, 2020
A multifaceted strategy combining genetically engineered cotton with classical pest control tactics eradicated the pink bollworm from […]. For much of the past century, the invasive pink bollworm wreaked havoc in the southwestern United States and northern Mexico — inflicting tens of millions of dollars in damage annually to cotton on both sides of the border.
Flipping light on-off turns bacteria into chemical factories
Scienmag
SEPTEMBER 8, 2020
Credit: Avalos Lab/Princeton University Researchers at Princeton University have created a new and improved way to more precisely control genetically engineered bacteria: by simply switching the lights on and off.
New ‘split-drive’ system puts scientists in the (gene) driver seat
Scienmag
MARCH 5, 2021
Researchers develop tunable system that harnesses the spread of cargo carried by gene drives Credit: Gerard Terradas, UC San Diego Powerful new genetic engineering methods have given scientists the potential to revolutionize several sectors of global urgency.
CIBMTR Completes Enrollment in Yescarta® Long-Term Post-Marketing Safety Study, 2 Years Ahead of Schedule
BioTech 365
SEPTEMBER 8, 2020
#news #biotech New, reversible CRISPR method can control gene expression while leaving underlying DNA sequence unchanged
BioTech 365
APRIL 9, 2021
Biotechnology, Pharma and Biopharma News – Research – Science – Lifescience ://Biotech-Biopharma-Pharma: New, reversible CRISPR method can control gene expression while leaving underlying DNA sequence unchanged.Over the past decade, the CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing system has revolutionized genetic engineering, allowing … Continue reading → #news
Rubius Therapeutics Prices Upsized Public Offering of Common Stock
BioTech 365
MARCH 16, 2021
NASDAQ: RUBY) (“Rubius”), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company that is genetically engineering … Continue reading → GlobeNewswireRubius Therapeutics Prices Upsized Public Offering of Common Stock Rubius Therapeutics Prices Upsized Public Offering of Common Stock CAMBRIDGE Mass., March 16, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Rubius Therapeutics, Inc.
Rubius Therapeutics Announces Proposed Public Offering of Common Stock
BioTech 365
MARCH 15, 2021
NASDAQ: RUBY) (“Rubius”), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company that is genetically engineering … Continue reading → GlobeNewswireRubius Therapeutics Announces Proposed Public Offering of Common Stock Rubius Therapeutics Announces Proposed Public Offering of Common Stock CAMBRIDGE, Mass., March 15, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Rubius Therapeutics, Inc.
#news #biotech Can a miniscule worm hold the secret to genetically reversing brain damage?
BioTech 365
FEBRUARY 5, 2021
Biotechnology, Pharma and Biopharma News – Research – Science – Lifescience ://Biotech-Biopharma-Pharma: Can a miniscule worm hold the secret to genetically reversing brain damage? A team of Hebrew University researchers have successfully used genetic engineering as a first step to … Continue reading → #news
Human genome editing requires difficult conversations between science and society
Scienmag
APRIL 26, 2021
— In October of 2020, Jennifer Doudna and Emmanuelle Charpentier were awarded the Nobel Prize in chemistry for their discovery of an adaptable, easy way to edit genomes, known as CRISPR, which has transformed the world of genetic engineering. Ethics Biology Genetics Mass Media Medical/Scientific Ethics Medicine/Health Policy/Ethics Social/Behavioral ScienceMADISON, Wis.
Synergy between biotech and classical control tactics rid US of invasive pest
Scienmag
DECEMBER 21, 2020
Credit: Agricultural Research Service-USDA.
COVID-19 lung damage caused by persistence of ‘abnormal cells’
Scienmag
NOVEMBER 3, 2020
The study, published today in The Lancet’s eBioMedicine, by King’s College London in collaboration with University of Trieste and the International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biology in Italy, shows the unique characteristics to the SARS-CoV-2 virus and may […]. Investigations of deceased COVID-19 patients have shed light on possible lung damage caused by the virus.
Rubius Therapeutics Presents Preclinical Data for RTX-321, a Red Cell Therapeutic™ Oncology Product Candidate for HPV-Positive Cancers, Demonstrating its Dual Mechanism of Action
BioTech 365
OCTOBER 28, 2020
Nasdaq:RUBY), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company that is genetically engineering red blood cells to create an … Continue reading → GlobeNewswireRTX-321 Induces Antigen-Specific Stimulation Combined with Broad Stimulation of Innate and Adaptive Immune Responses CAMBRIDGE, Mass., 28, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Rubius Therapeutics, Inc.
Golden meat: Engineering cow cells to produce beta carotene
Scienmag
OCTOBER 14, 2020
Scientists prove cell-cultured meat products can offer enhanced nutrition compared to conventionally produced meat A group of researchers at Tufts University have genetically engineered cow muscle cells to produce plant nutrients not natively found in beef cells.
$3.9M project on self-deleting genes takes aim at mosquito-borne diseases
Scienmag
DECEMBER 28, 2020
Texas A&M AgriLife researchers’ work to aid mosquito control efforts To control mosquito populations and prevent them from transmitting diseases such as malaria, many researchers are pursuing strategies in mosquito genetic engineering. A new Texas A&M AgriLife Research project aims to enable temporary “test runs” of proposed genetic changes in mosquitoes, after which the changes […].
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