Despite peculiarities, conservation challenges are similar in Madagascar and Brazil
Nature in Madagascar, an island off southeast Africa slightly larger than metropolitan France, is so unusual that 82% of its plant species and 90% of its vertebrates are endemic, only occurring there. Living amidst...
Early life experiences can affect gene activity more than half a lifetime later
Early life experiences can impact the activity of our genes much later on and even affect longevity, finds a new study in fruit flies led by UCL researchers. In the study published in Nature...
Oxygen Consumption Detection in the Brain Advances with New Technique
Scientists at the University of Pennsylvania say they have developed a novel optical method that uses a pair of macromolecular phosphorescent probes for the real-time monitoring of cerebral metabolic rate of oxygen consumption (CMRO2),...
TScan Therapeutics Named the Highest-Placed Midsize Biotechnology Company in The Top Places to Work...
TScan Therapeutics, Inc.WALTHAM, Mass., Dec. 01, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- TScan Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: TCRX), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on the development of T cell receptor (TCR)-engineered T cell therapies (TCR-T) for the...
The importance of early cancer screening
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insights from industryThomas QiuSenior Product ManagerBGI Genomics In this interview, Thomas Qiu, Senior Product Manager from BGI Genomics, talks to NewsMedical about current global cancer rates, and...
Severe undernutrition increases risk of unfavorable outcomes for individuals undergoing TB treatment
In 2021, an estimated 10.6 million individuals developed tuberculosis (TB) and 1.6 million died, making it the second most lethal infection in the world after SARS-CoV-2. Undernutrition, a deficiency of macronutrients and micronutrients, is...
Phase 2/3 clinical trial shows that Clover’s vaccine candidate reduces household transmission of SARS-CoV-2
Clover Biopharmaceuticals, Ltd., a global clinical-stage biotechnology company developing novel vaccines and biologic therapeutics, and the International Vaccine Institute, an international nonprofit organization devoted to providing vaccines critical to global public health and based...
Research on rare genetic disease sheds light on a common head and neck cancer
Like the New York City subway system, the DNA in our cells needs to operate around the clock—and it’s in constant need of repair. In any given cell at any given time, molecular processes...
Sana Biotechnology will cut 15% of its workforce in latest layoffs affecting Seattle companies...
Sana CEO Steve Harr. (Sana Photo) Seattle-based cell and gene therapy company Sana Biotechnology will reduce its workforce by 15%, according to a statement issued Tuesday. The company said it was shutting a program...
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