New research aims to decipher how animals discard half their genes
New research is underway to decipher a fascinating biological puzzle-;how some animals can naturally discard more than half of their genetic information during embryonic development. This radical natural phenomenon has captivated scientists for over...
NGS Updates from ASHG: What’s New in Sequencing?
As expected, the NGS companies were sharing their news, out in full force, at the annual American Society for Human Genetics (ASHG) meeting last week in Washington, DC. Whether the updates came from the...
Bio Farma’s Bio-TCV typhoid conjugate vaccine licensed in Indonesia following marketing approval
The International Vaccine Institute (IVI), an international organization with a mission to discover, develop, and deliver safe, effective, and affordable vaccines for global health, and Bio Farma, a biotechnology company based in West Java,...
Oregon State to receive $6.5M for federal effort to modernize geospatial coordinate system
CORVALLIS, Ore. – Oregon State University is one of four institutions selected to advance a federal effort to modernize the National Spatial Reference System, which underpins surveying, mapping, autonomous vehicle navigation, precision agriculture and...
Top 10 Spatial Biology Companies of 2023
By Alex Philippidis
No sooner had spatial biology made its way into the mainstream of genomic science than GEN figured out the key players in the emerging field, then ranked them for its first A-List...
Southern Alaska’s national forests key to meeting climate, conservation goals, OSU study shows
CORVALLIS, Ore. – Analyses of U.S. national forests led by Oregon State University scientists shows that increased protections for two Alaskan forests is a key to meeting climate and biodiversity goals.
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Pick Up the Pieces: Invivyd Engineers New COVID-19 Monoclonal Candidate
Dave Hering, Invivyd CEO
By Alex Philippidis
Nearly two years after the Omicron variant bested the lead candidate of its predecessor company, Adagio—causing its stock to plunge 79%, its founding CEO to resign, and the company...
STEM Career Days boost high school students’ career aspirations in STEM fields, MU study...
COLUMBIA, Mo. – A new study at the University of Missouri — in partnership with Harvard-Smithsonian researchers — shows that when colleges host ‘STEM Career Days,’ the students who attend are far more likely...
High biological age may increase the risk of dementia and stroke
People who have a higher biological age than their actual chronological age have a significantly increased risk of stroke and dementia, especially vascular dementia. These are the results of a study from Karolinska Institutet...
Chromatin Architecture of Treg Cells May Offer Target for Immunosuppressive Therapies
Understanding how regulatory T cells (Tregs) develop and work is key to determining how they might be manipulated to encourage the destruction of cancer cells or prevent autoimmunity. Cell behavior is influenced by chromatin...
