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Rome Therapeutics raises $77m for junk DNA-targeting drugs

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The Cambridge, Massachusetts biotech is focusing specifically on the 60% of DNA sequences that repeat themselves hundreds or thousands of times in the genome, known as the ‘repeatome’, that could contain targets for cancer and autoimmune disorders.

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Clamp2 provides vaccine hope for future pandemics

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Associate Professor Keith Chappell, co-leader of UQ’s Rapid Response Vaccine Pipeline, said pre-clinical testing had shown the ‘Clamp2’ platform was meeting all expectations, producing stabilised antigens and inducing strong neutralising immune responses. “We Clamp technology .

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Pharma pledges rapid response to Omicron COVID variant

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Omicron has more mutations affecting the spike protein targeted by vaccines than any other strain identified to date – up to 32 mutations versus eight for the Delta variant – but its not clear how that will affect the transmissibility and virulence of the virus. 1.1.529 version of its recombinant protein-based shot.

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Beyond the Pill: The Rise of Biologics and the Evolution of Pharmaceutical Therapies

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Understanding Biologics: Biologics are a class of therapeutic agents derived from living organisms, such as cells, tissues, or proteins. Personalized Medicine: Biologics offer the potential for personalized treatment approaches by taking into account individual variations in genetics, immune responses, and disease characteristics.

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The role of data science and text mining in the search for new therapies

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“Text mining was also able to highlight new insights into the mechanisms of pancreatic cancer’s immune evasion, which refers to cancer cells’ ability to evade an immune response” . Figure 1: Trending ‘Protein and Genomic’ terms with a semantic relationship to pancreatic cancer.

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Scientists will target cancer’s ecosystems under new strategy

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The Institute of Cancer Research, London, and The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust have revealed plans to direct research against the cells, signals and immune response in the tissue environment that nurtures tumours. . Opening up new lines of attack.

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World AIDS Day 2023: New and Promising Treatments for HIV/AIDS

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Its mechanism of action involves blocking the protein shell (capsid) of the HIV-1 virus, disrupting multiple crucial stages of the viral lifecycle. These dual gRNAs target three specific sites within the HIV genome, facilitating the removal of substantial portions of the viral DNA and minimizing the potential for viral escape.