IMBA researchers uncover basic principles of early development using blastoids

One often thinks that the early embryo is fragile and needs support. However, at the earliest stages of development, it has the power to feed the future placenta and instructs the uterus so that...

Knowledge of HIV Pol polyprotein’s structure could spur the development of new therapies

In a discovery that could spur the development of new therapies for more than 40 million HIV patients worldwide, scientists from Rutgers University and the Salk Institute determined the molecular structure of the HIV...

Dualplex Immunoassays Speed the Development of Advanced Biotherapeutics

Originally Aired: August 2, 2022Time: 8:00 am PT, 11:00 am ET, 17:00 CET REGISTER NOW Successful development of advanced biotherapeutics relies on extensive characterization and tight quality control of protein interactions. Characterizing the binding properties...

Co-led by Legend Capital, Huili Biotechnology Completes Series A Financing Round with Hundreds of...

    HONG KONG, July 7, 2022 - (ACN Newswire) - Jiangsu Huili Biotechnology Co., Ltd ("Huili Bio"), a next-generation synthetic biology enzyme computational design platform, recently announced the completion of its Series A financing round with hundreds of million...

Bees’ ‘waggle dance’ may revolutionize how robots talk to each other in disaster zones

Where are those flowers and how far away are they? This is the crux of the ‘waggle dance’ performed by honeybees to alert others to the location of nectar-rich flowers. A new study in...

Optimizing the Variables in Stem-Cell Biomanufacturing

Stem cells offer great therapeutic promise, but only if bioprocessors can effectively manage the many variables. For human induced pluripotent stem cells (hiPSCs), James Colter—a PhD candidate in biomedical engineering at the Pharmaceutical Production...

UR deal to boost Sana Biotechnology – Rochester BeaconRochester Beacon – Rochester Beacon

The University of Rochester’s agreement with longtime partner Sana Biotechnology will aid in the expansion of the preclinical-stage firm’s manufacturing capabilities and add jobs in Rochester.  The deal, announced a couple of weeks ago,...

Paxlovid resistance associated with SARS-CoV-2 3CLpro mutations

In a recent study published in the bioRxiv* preprint server, researchers at the Medical University of Innsbruck assessed the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) 3CLpro mutations responsible for Paxlovid resistance. The 3-chymotrypsin-like protease...

Adolescent childbirth remains linked to poor outcomes for both mother and child in Cote...

According to the 2014 general population census for Cote d’Ivoire, one in four of the country’s women aged 20–24 years gave birth to at least one child before they reached 18 years. A retrospective...

SORTing It Out: ReCode Expands Beyond Respiratory Disorders

The funding will also allow ReCode to advance its PCD and CF programs into the clinic, and further develop its genetic medicine delivery platform to deliver additional treatments—from gene correction modalities and small interfering...