Many individuals with Niemann-Pick disease lack neutralizing antibodies against AAV2 or AAV9
A new study in the peer-reviewed journal Human Gene Therapy showed that more than half of individuals with Niemann-Pick disease, type C1 (NPC1) who were tested lacked neutralizing antibodies against either adeno-associated virus (AAV) 2 or...
Microplastics infiltrate all systems of body, cause behavioral changes
KINGSTON, R.I. — Aug. 24, 2023 — Plastics—in particular, microplastics—are among the most pervasive pollutants on the planet, finding their way into the air, water systems and food chains around the world. While the prevalence...
The known and proposed interactions of SARS-CoV and SARS-CoV-2 with DNA damage response pathways
In a recent study published in the Journal of Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, researchers reviewed the consequences of infection with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronaviruses (SARS-CoVs) on the host DNA damage response (DDR).
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Study estimates how much deforestation could increase if restrictions on mining in the Amazon...
A model developed by Brazilian researchers shows that opening up protected areas of the Amazon to mining projects would lead to the deforestation of 183 square kilometers (km²) due directly to new mines and...
Hijacking of Insect Sperm by Microbes Could Inspire Disease Vector Control
A widespread bacteria called Wolbachia pipientis and a virus that it carries can cause sterility in male insects by hijacking their sperm, preventing them from fertilizing eggs of females that do not have the...
Global X Genomics & Biotechnology ETF (NASDAQ:GNOM) Short … – MarketBeat
Global X Genomics & Biotechnology ETF (NASDAQ:GNOM - Get Rating) was the recipient of a large increase in short interest during the month of January. As of January 15th, there was short interest totalling...
High Fat Diet Weighs on Brain, Tilts Obese toward Depression
The link between obesity and depression has long been known, but the mechanisms that underpin how one may cause the other haven’t been understood. Studies in mice by a University of Glasgow-led research team...
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Leland Gershell, MD, PhD
Managing Director and Senior Analyst
BioPharmaceuticals, Oppenheimer
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Arlinda Lee, PhD
Biotechnology Analyst
Canaccord Genuity
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Rice University awarded $4 million CPRIT grant to establish Genetic Design and Engineering Center
Rice University faculty members led by bioengineer Gang Bao have been awarded a $4 million grant by the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT) to establish the Genetic Design and Engineering Center...
