Univercells Technologies and UPENN Expand Gene Therapy Partnership

Univercells Technologies, acquired in June 2023 by Donaldson, says that the Gene Therapy Program at the University of Pennsylvania (GTP) is expanding its evaluation agreement aimed at determining the scalability of GTP’s gene therapy...

New approaches for repairing the function of mutated proteins that cause stroke

Cerebral autosomal recessive arteriopathy with subcortical infarcts and leukoencephalopathy (CARASIL) is a rare, severe, and deadly genetic disorder characterized by damage to small blood vessels in the brain and which triggers strokes. It is...

Researchers reveal unique characteristics of previously unexplored protein FAM110A

An international research collaboration, led by Prof. Dr. Robert Grosse (Centre for Integrative Biological Signalling Studies and Institute of Clinical and Experimental Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Freiburg), Dr. Libor Macurek (Institute of Molecular...

StockWatch: As Illumina Expands in Multiomics, Analyst Sees Threat to 10x

When Illumina (ILMN) announced its acquisition of Fluent BioSciences, it did not say how much it shelled out for the privately held single-cell technology developer in a deal that catapulted the longtime leader in...

Phages Can Weaponize Selfish Genetic Elements to Outcompete Peers

The degree to which selfish genetic elements are actually selfish may need a rethink. For decades, it has been assumed that the typical selfish genetic element is a bit of DNA that resides in...

HarvestHub app tackles supply chain, food insecurity issues

The COVID-19 pandemic infiltrated almost every aspect of society and life in 2020, even in ways people wouldn’t have immediately expected. Stores that typically have no problem stocking shelves were struggling to keep pace...

ReMDO announces inaugural Piedmont Triad Regenerative Medicine Engine Ecosystem Summit in Winston-Salem, North Carolina

Winston-Salem, North Carolina – July 12, 2024 – The RegenMed Development Organization (ReMDO) invites researchers, industry and academia to the inaugural Piedmont Triad Regenerative Medicine Engine Ecosystem Summit (The Summit) on Monday, August 12th...

Groundbreaking study reveals insights into Alzheimer’s disease mechanisms through novel hydrogel matrix

Los Angeles, California – May 20, 2024 – Researchers at the Terasaki Institute for Biomedical Innovation (TIBI) have unveiled a pioneering study shedding light on the intricate mechanisms underlying Alzheimer’s disease (AD). The study,...

Qubit Number to Simulate Molecules Reportedly Reduced by the Sorbonne and Qubit Pharmaceuticals

Officials at Qubit Pharmaceuticals report that the company has drastically reduced the number of qubits needed to compute the properties of small molecules with its Hyperion-1 emulator, a device that uses a classical computer...