An analysis of genetic diversity of D614G mutation in SARS-CoV-2

Even as the circulating severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) strains seem to be evolving in different directions, the dominant strain continues to be that which possesses the D614G mutation in the spike...

SpikImm announces the clinical trials start for SPK001, its monoclonal antibody against SARS-Cov-2

SPK001, the first anti-SARS Cov2 monoclonal antibody candidate of SpikImm, a French biotechnology company founded by Truffle Capital, originally discovered by the Institut Pasteur's Human Immunology Laboratory, directed by Dr. Hugo Mouquet (Inserm Joint...

NCI Director Monica Bertagnolli delivers her first public speech at the ECOG-ACRIN Cancer Research...

Leaders and members of the ECOG-ACRIN Cancer Research Group (ECOG-ACRIN) were honored to be the recipients of the first public address of Monica Bertagnolli, MD, as National Cancer Institute (NCI) Director. Dr. Bertagnolli stated that...

Developing game-based tech to detect and intervene against stress and anxiety

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – A high-tech startup that uses game-based interventions to help users identify stress- and anxiety-related events in real time and receive a personalized intervention has been awarded a federal grant to...

Cellular housekeeping process implicated in fatal neurological disorder

Huntington’s disease, a fatal, inherited neurodegenerative condition, is caused by a genetic error present at birth, though its symptoms often don’t begin until middle adulthood. Scientists at Washington University School of Medicine in St....

Neoplants Hopes to Curb Indoor Air Pollution with Bioengineered House Plants

A phrase commonly heard in gardens (and among gardeners) is “to plant a garden is to believe in tomorrow.” Although the originator, Audrey Hepburn, was almost certainly not referring to synthetic biology, she could...

Association of COVID-19 severity with nasopharyngeal fungal colonization and interleukin-17 induction

In a recent study posted to the medRxiv* preprint server, researchers evaluated the concurrent colonization of fungi in the nasopharynx of severe coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) patients. They explored antifungal immunity pathways by analyzing...

RNA-sensing platform could help detect and selectively kill tumors, or edit the genome in...

Researchers at the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard and the McGovern Institute for Brain Research at MIT have developed a system that can detect a particular RNA sequence in live cells and produce...

StockWatch: Astellas Hones Gene Therapy Focus with Taysha Stake

Astellas Gene Therapies signaled plans to further expand in its namesake focus area this week, when it joined Taysha Gene Therapies (TSHA) on Tuesday to announce a $50 million investment in the Dallas drug...

Spatial Biology Tools and Techniques

Broadcast Date: November 7, 2022Time: 8:00 am PT, 11:00 am ET, 17:00 CET REGISTER NOW Data analytics is critical at every step in designing, optimizing & controlling state-of-the-art biomanufacturing processes. Software for data analytics must accommodate a...