Sana Biotechnology Reports Fourth Quarter and 2020 Financial Results and Business Updates – GlobeNewswire
Expects to present data at multiple scientific conferences in 2021 2020 year-end cash position of $412 million Further strengthened cash position with $627 million in net IPO proceeds SEATTLE, March 24, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE)...
Feel That Base: An Interview with Base Editing Pioneer David Liu
More recently, the Liu laboratory has described prime editing, which enables the installation of all base substitutions, small insertions, and small deletions by using an RNA rather than a DNA template, as well as...
Recharge your batteries
University of Utah engineering professor finds new inroads in fast charging for lithium-ion batteries
Credit: Vincent Horiuchi/University of Utah College of Engineering
March 24, 2021 — Perhaps the...
‘Stop conflating all biotechnology with genetic engineering’: The case for more refined USDA regulations...
The GLP Needs Your Help
It is easier than ever for advocacy groups to spread disinformation on pressing science issues, such as the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. No, vaccines are not harmful. Yes, the use of...
Research identifies ways to prevent coronavirus spread to the nervous system
A number of studies have shown that human coronaviruses, including SARS-CoV-2 which causes COVID-19, appear to attack neurons and the nervous system in vulnerable populations. This neuroinvasion through the nasal cavity leads to the...
Zombie Genes Lurch into Action in Postmortem Brain
In the brain, death doesn’t occur all at once, certainly not at the transcriptional level. And it doesn’t happen uniformly. Although the transcription of most genes gradually winds down, the transcription of some genes...
IONTAS identifies novel SARS-CoV-2 neutralising antibodies
IONTAS Limited (IONTAS) and FairJourney Biologics S.A (FJB)., leaders in the discovery and optimization of fully human antibodies, have announced the identification of neutralizing antibodies, which bind to multiple emerging SARS-CoV-2 variants. The results,...
Highly sensitive DNA nanosensor can accurately detect lethal superbugs
Mar 23 2021
The persistent overuse of antibiotics has led to the evolution of antibiotic resistant pathogens, or “superbugs,” which can cause severe life-threatening infections that must be diagnosed and treated early on. However, antibiotic...
Novel thermometer can accelerate quantum computer development
Researchers at Chalmers University of Technology, Gothenburg, Sweden, have developed a novel type of thermometer that can simply and quickly measure temperatures during quantum calculations with extremely high accuracy.
Credit: Claudia Castillo Moreno/Chalmers University of...
New method could drive down the production cost of antibodies
Antibody injections are a highly desirable treatment for people with chronic diseases such as cancer, psoriasis, Crohn's disease and arthritis. And recently, antibodies have been in the news as a promising treatment for severe...
