Deep learning with SPECT accurately predicts major adverse cardiac events
Credit: Image created by Singh et al., Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA.
Reston, VA (Embargoed until 6:15 p.m. EDT, Friday, June 11, 2021)–An advanced artificial intelligence...
Plant-Based, Sustainable, Scalable “Spider Silk” Provides Plastic Alternative
Some people are looking to plant-derived proteins as an alternative to plastic manufacturing; the proteins are abundant, biodegradable, and have a low environmental impact. Up until now, one challenge has been the lack of...
Fresh Hope for Malaria Vaccine from Newly Discovered Parasitic Antigens
Every year more than 28 million Americans travel to the nearly 100 tropical and sub-tropical countries where malaria is endemic. Nearly 250 million infections and 550,000 deaths occur each year due to malaria worldwide....
Biotechnology firm Mylab ropes in Akshay Kumar as brand ambassador – Business Standard
Biotechnology firm Mylab Discovery Solutions on Friday said it has roped in actor Akshay Kumar as its brand ambassador.
The Pune-based firm, which has a presence across many verticals like diagnostics, food...
Researchers develop new method to make CRISPR gene editing more precise
CRISPR Researchers from Aarhus University and University of Copenhagen have developed a new method, which makes CRISPR gene editing more precise than conventional methods. The method selects the molecules best suited for helping the...
A better understanding of ‘wet markets’ is key to safeguarding human health, biodiversity
Credit: Photo credit: Ginette Lai, Taiwan
PRINCETON, N.J.–Great uncertainty surrounds the origins of SARS-CoV-2. Early on, some suggested a link between COVID-19 and a seafood market in...
We Have Lift Off: Codiak BioSciences Bears Down with Exosomes as a Therapeutic Modality
GEN Edge speaks with Codiak Biosciences’ president and CEO Douglas E. Williams, PhD, about how the company has grown from the ground up to develop a new class of medicines with the potential to...
Designer Genes: Synlogic Is Crafting Living Therapeutics Programmed to Treat Disease
Synlogic's proprietary pipeline includes Synthetic Biotics for the treatment of metabolic disorders including phenylketonuria (PKU) and enteric hyperoxaluria (HOX). The company is also building a portfolio of assets suitable for partnering in immunology and...
Biotechnology Is Replacing Petrochemicals With Identical, Sustainable Materials – Forbes
Corn field. Theophilos Papadopoulos We have a global dependence on fossil fuels that is hard to break. Petrochemicals, which are derived from fossil fuels, are used...
Drug commonly used as antidepressant helps fight cancer in mice
UCLA researchers discover MAOIs could activate immune system to shrink various types of tumors
Credit: UCLA Broad Stem Cell Research Center
A class of drug called monoamine oxidase...
