Specific Gut Bacteria Linked with Protein Aggregation Characteristic of Parkinson’s, Alzheimer’s Diseases

Recent research suggests that people with neurodegenerative disorders such as Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease, and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), exhibit changes in the bacterial composition of their gut microbiome. However, identifying which bacteria may...

We need to build more EV fast-charging stations, researchers say

Credit: University of California San Diego A team of engineers recommends expanding fast-charging stations for electric vehicles as campuses and businesses start planning for a post-pandemic world....

Nanoscope presents optical gene delivery, OCT-guided electrophysiology platforms at ARVO annual meeting

Nanoscope Technologies LLC, a biotechnology company developing gene therapies for treatment of retinal diseases, is featuring multiple scientific presentations highlighting its groundbreaking research on optical gene delivery for vision restoration and OCT-guided electrophysiology platforms...

Sana Biotechnology Reports First Quarter 2021 Financial Results and Business Updates – GlobeNewswire

Presented key proof of concept data for multiple platforms at AACR 2021 Q1 2021 cash position of $981.9 million SEATTLE, May 05, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Sana Biotechnology, Inc. (NASDAQ: SANA), a company focused...

AbCellera, Lilly Advance Next-Generation Antibody vs. COVID-19

LY-CoV1404 entered the Phase II BLAZE-4 trial (NCT04634409), which was expanded to study the antibody’s safety and effectiveness in patients with mild-to-moderate COVID-19, alone and in several combinations—including one with bamlanivimab, and one with...

FAU gets CDC grant to test PPE efficacy and workplace virus transmission

College of Engineering and Computer Science researchers will assess safety measures against airborne transmission of viral infections Credit: Alex Dolce, Florida Atlantic University With many businesses and schools...

Researchers develop new technology to reduce high error rates in gene sequencing

Next-generation gene sequencing (NGS) technologies --in which millions of DNA molecules are simultaneously but individually analyzed-- theoretically provides researchers and clinicians the ability to noninvasively identify mutations in the blood stream. Identifying such mutations...

Sana Biotechnology to Present at the BofA Securities 2021 – GlobeNewswire

SEATTLE, May 04, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Sana Biotechnology, Inc. (NASDAQ: SANA), a company focused on creating and delivering engineered cells as medicines, today announced that it will webcast its presentation at the BofA Securities...

The State of Gene Therapy

REGISTER NOW Broadcast Date: May 17, 2021Time: 11:00 am PT, 2:00 pm ET Special Guests: Heather Gray-Edwards, PhD (UMass Medical School)James Wilson, MD, PhD (Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania)Artur Padzik, PhD (AAV Production...

$17.6M biotechnology center of excellence breaks ground may 7 – hortidaily.com

Biotechnology education has a long and significant history in North Carolina’s Piedmont Triad region of Alamance County. Alamance County is lauded as the top small metropolitan statistical area in the nation for research, analysis, and...