Scienmag

NOVEMBER 20, 2020

Scientists at Goethe University within the international consortium COVID19-NMR refine previous 2D models The genetic code of the SARS-CoV2 virus is exactly 29,902 characters long, strung through a long RNA molecule. It contains the information for the production of 27 proteins.

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Scienmag

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

Singapore scientists uncover potential role of long non-coding RNAs in pancreatic cancer Credit: From Figure 4 in Liu, S., Genome Med 12, 89 (2020). doi:10.1186/s13073-020-00788-5… SINGAPORE, 3 Nov 2020 – Long RNA molecules carrying DNA codes that […]. Genome Med 12, 89 (2020). Harmston, N.,

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pharmaphorum

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

A new stem cell model, discovered by researchers exploring the human genome, will help scientists to map out the key genomic changes during early development. Indeed, this latest discovery follows scientists uncovering the genome stage of development in mouse embryonic stem cells (ESCs) a decade ago.

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XTalks

OCTOBER 21, 2020

The answer may lie in the genetic code of the virus, which scientists at Duke University have found contains several silent mutations that affect protein folding. Moreover, Berrio says the changes likely affected the folding and function of viral RNA. The study was published on October 16 in the journal PeerJ.

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Pharmaceutical Technology

JULY 5, 2022

In addition, the scientists later found that the HAV needs TENT4A/B for its replication. It was also found in lab experiments that ZCCHC14, a protein that interacts with zinc, attaches to certain part of HAV’s ribonucleic acid (RNA), enabling the virus to recruit TENT4 from the human cell.

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Drug Discovery World

MARCH 2, 2023

Epigenetics is still largely unexplored and referred to as the ‘dark matter’ of the genome. But, until now, scientists lacked an understanding of what the chemical tag does, despite many years of research. When it gives the green light, H3K4me3 allows RNA polymerase II to move along DNA, transcribing it into RNA as it moves.

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The Pharma Data

MARCH 7, 2022

“The beauty of this approach is we can safely upregulate specific genes to affect cell activity without permanently changing the genome and cause unintended mistakes,” Levy said. PRC2 can be blocked with chemicals, but they are imprecise, affecting PRC2 function throughout the genome.

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Drug Discovery World

APRIL 17, 2024

DDW’s Diana Spencer speaks to Josh Mandel-Brehm , CEO of Massachusetts-based biotech CAMP4, to understand the role regulatory RNAs play in gene expression and how the founders overcame the challenge of launching a business based on brand new science. DS: You describe your therapeutics as RNA Amplifiers. How do they work?

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Drug Discovery World

OCTOBER 26, 2023

While we are using standard commercially available processes for genomics, we have invested massively into high-throughput and high-resolution transcriptomics, proteomics, and metabolomics methods. The technologies cover the whole range of biomolecules from genes to protein to metabolites.

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Drug Discovery World

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

He published ‘maps” depicting how various cell types use alternative splicing of messenger RNA to construct genetic templates that produce an ever-changing set of proteins in the cell. . In human ocular melanomas cultured in the laboratory, the scientists delivered SLED packages into only melanoma cells that lack the SF3B1 gene.

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The Pharma Data

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

Accenture Applied Intelligence announced a new data and analytics approach to manage and derive insights from paediatric acute myeloid leukaemia (AML) genomic data, with the potential to improve precision medicine. Insights from project could potentially improve precision medicine use for paediatric AML.

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XTalks

APRIL 29, 2021

Compared to standard plasma HIV-1 RNA drug resistance profiling, which requires a viral load of at least 500 copies per mL, proviral HIV-1 testing can be performed on samples with much lower virion counts of <50 copies per mL (below the detectable limit in RNA testing).

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Drug Discovery World

MAY 5, 2023

Anthony Schmitt , PhD, Senior Vice President, Science at Arima Genomics, discusses the applications of 3D genomics in cancer research. But what about the patients whose genomic tests do not identify a cancer driver matched to an existing targeted therapy? with regards to detecting cancer driver mutations.

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Drug Discovery World

OCTOBER 16, 2023

A company within this ecosystem is STORM Therapeutics, a clinical stage biotechnology company creating novel small molecule therapies that inhibit RNA modifying enzymes (RME) for use in oncology and other diseases. Experts speak DDW asked a range of drug discovery experts where they thought the drug discovery expertise happening in the UK.

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The Pharma Data

MARCH 23, 2022

Polymerase is a viral protein that directs how Ebola virus replicates its genome as it infects new hosts. Now scientists at La Jolla Institute for Immunology (LJI) and Scripps Research have found a promising strategy for stopping Ebola virus polymerase. “This presents additional hurdles for polymerase,” says Fang.

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XTalks

AUGUST 18, 2020

An important feature of the test that contributes to its reduced cost is the fact that sample processing does not require a separate nucleic acid (RNA) extraction step. This is significant because shortages of RNA extraction kits have been a recurrent issue since the beginning of the pandemic.

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pharmaphorum

JANUARY 20, 2021

A genomic analysis of the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus, which causes COVID-19, shows that the virus accumulates around two mutations a month. These will be encoded in messenger RNA (mRNA) formulated with the laboratory’s NLP technology before injection. Feature image courtesy of Rocky Mountain Laboratories/NIH.

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Drug Discovery World

AUGUST 1, 2023

1 August was first chosen as World RNA Day in 2018 as a play on AUG (adenine, uracil and guanine), a triple sequence of RNA (called a codon) that initiates protein synthesis by the cell. Since then, it has been observed to publicise the importance of this molecule in the generation of proteins in the body.

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Drug Discovery World

APRIL 6, 2023

The workshop will be led by hfp consulting, a firm which specialises in career development and leadership training for scientists. Science ↔ Survivor Program As mentioned previously, AACR has a Scientist↔Survivor Program.

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Drug Discovery World

APRIL 30, 2024

Messenger RNA (mRNA) has come into focus within the drug discovery and development as an exciting tool to deliver genetic information. mRNA is a molecule made up of a single strand of ribonucleic acid (RNA). Reece Armstrong explores the potential and future opportunities for mRNA-based therapies.

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The Pharma Data

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

Several FDA-approved drugs – including for type 2 diabetes, hepatitis C and HIV – significantly reduce the ability of the Delta variant of SARS-CoV-2 to replicate in human cells, according to new research led by scientists at Penn State. ” The findings published today (Feb. 25) in the journal Communications Biology. .

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XTalks

MARCH 8, 2022

With exciting new applications being developed in the areas of gene therapy, CRISPR and RNA editing, the contributions of women to these fields was highlighted in a piece we published last year on women scientists who paved the way forward in genetics.

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The Pharma Data

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

Mount Sinai researchers have developed a new model that uses DNA and RNA sequencing data from hundreds of patients to identify specific genes and genetic alterations responsible for never-before-defined subtypes of a blood cancer called multiple myeloma.

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XTalks

DECEMBER 14, 2022

The CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing system uses a programmable single guide RNA sequence (sgRNA) to find and bind to specific regions of DNA and the Cas9 nuclease induces double strand breaks at these target regions of the genome. How does the Gene Editing Tool PASTE Work?

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Drug Discovery World

MAY 2, 2023

In an effort to defend themselves against viral infection, bacterial cells capture and copy DNA fragments of bacteriophages into their genome. Today, scientists leverage this defence mechanism to learn more about the genomic alterations in diseased states as well as the impact of drug treatments on the human genome.

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Delveinsight

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

Instead of snipping the genome, base editing lets for edits of individual letters in a genetic sequence. The GuideTx technology screens for lipid nanoparticles inside the body that can be used to deliver RNA to cells throughout the body. Beam employs three approaches to deliver its genetic medicines to cells.

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Drug Discovery World

JULY 11, 2023

Now, with the growth of publicly available genomics, transcriptomics, and proteomics databases, the ability to quickly carry out large-scale DNA, RNA, and protein screenings, and the availability of massive sets of de-identified patient data, the amount of high-value, analysable data has reached enormous proportions.

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The Pharma Data

JULY 6, 2021

But HIV’s ability to mutate isn’t unique among RNA viruses – most viruses develop mutations, or changes in their genetic code, over time. They compared these sequences with the original SARS-CoV-2 genome, cross-checking the genetic changes against their highly networked epitopes. 1.351 Beta, P1 Gamma, and B.1.617.2

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Drug Discovery World

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Scientific sessions Tuesday’s presentations spanned a range of topics, including functional genomics for target identification, next-generation proteomics, self-driving laboratories, the future of cell culture, and ‘lab on a particle’ technology.

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Drug Discovery World

OCTOBER 4, 2022

As it stands, there are currently 19 gene therapies approved for clinical use, alongside 18 RNA therapies and 59 non-genetically modified cell therapies, according to the Q2 report by the American Society of Cell & Gene Therapy. Automation.

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Drug Discovery World

AUGUST 10, 2022

Later, scientists took advantage of antibodies’ natural tendency to seek out specific antigens and created antibody therapies that guide T cells towards the cells they are supposed to destroy. To overcome the challenge of identifying the ideal target, scientists are using several creative methods.

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Drug Discovery World

JULY 18, 2023

Rolf Turk , Senior Manager, Genomics Medicine at Integrated DNA Technologies, examines how CRISPR is being used to enhance cancer therapies. CRISPR diagnostics have successfully detected various pathogens, including RNA viruses (eg. parvovirus B19, Flaviviridae, Ebola, and Coronaviridae), DNA viruses (e.g.,

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pharmaphorum

FEBRUARY 3, 2021

Dr Jennifer Harbottle, senior scientist in the R&D Base Editing team of PerkinElmer’s Horizon Discovery business, looks at progress made in the realms of biotechnology and next-generation diagnostics, vaccines and therapeutics, including the application of CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing in developing and refining cell therapies.

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XTalks

MAY 4, 2021

The tool could also prove to be safer than conventional CRISPR-based gene therapies as it does not involve DNA editing, and thus would not cause potentially harmful off-target genomic changes. Epigenetic Editing with CRISPR. DNA methylation occurs endogenously in all mammalian cells in response to various stimuli.

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Drug Discovery World

APRIL 14, 2023

DDW Editor Reece Armstrong speaks to Nautilus Co-Founder and Chief Scientist Parag Mallick , about the company’s recent collaboration which aims to uncover the proteins that could be behind a rare and fatal childhood cancer. And whilst proteomics isn’t a new field of study, it has largely been left in the hands of proteomics scientists. “If

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XTalks

AUGUST 29, 2022

CRISPR is notable for engineering living cells, allowing scientists to edit, turn off, delete, or replace genes in a cell’s genome. It is difficult to control where the viral vectors insert genes in the genome, and it is difficult to manufacture large quantities of clinical-grade viral vectors.

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Drug Discovery World

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

In the first article, Reece Armstrong speaks to Natalia Mateu, Co-Founder, Jelena Aleksic, Co-Founder and Peter Curran, Chemoinformatics Scientist, about utilising 3D chemistry and AI to get small molecule therapies from the clinic to the bedside.

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