COVID-19 highlights risks of wildlife trade

International research team including Göttingen University makes urgent call for more effective wildlife trade legislation Credit: Kit Magellan Many diseases, such as COVID-19, have made the jump from...

Set Phase Separation to Stun

Nereid Therapeutics says its drug discovery platform is based on proprietary technologies aimed at precisely measuring, interrogating, and controlling phase separation in mammalian cells . . . The post Set Phase Separation to Stun appeared...

People in developing countries eat less bushmeat as they migrate from rural to urban...

Credit: Thais Morcatty PRINCETON, N.J.– People around the world, especially in developing countries in Africa, Asia, and South America, consume wild game, or bushmeat, whether out of...

Get Your CAR T-Cell Therapy Manufacturing Under Control

Broadcast Date: December 3, 2020Time: 8:00 am PT, 11:00 am ET, 17:00 CET REGISTER NOW Recent successes using CAR-T therapies have allowed investigators to expand their research fforts to a wide array of treatment...

UCLA Health collaborates with Regeneron Genetics Center to bring genomic medicine to patients

Reviewed by Emily Henderson, B.Sc.Nov 16 2020 UCLA Health has entered into a collaborative research agreement with the Regeneron Genetics Center (RGC) to provide whole exome sequencing for 150,000 UCLA Health patients. Led by the...

Novel mutations in SARS-CoV-2 may explain high pathogenicity of COVID-19

Researchers in Korea and the United States have identified novel genetic variants that demonstrate the active mutational progression of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) – the agent that causes coronavirus disease 2019...

Ethiopia: Enhancing Local Capacity in Utilizing Biotechnology – AllAfrica.com

For the last three decades biotechnology has been playing a crucial role in improving agricultural productivity and currently many countries have been familiar to this innovation said Dr. Kasahun Tesfaye, the Ethiopian Biotechnology Institute...

Going Public During Lockdown: IPO Insights from Five Biotechnology CFOs – Pharmaceutical Executive

Most of the participants had participated in an IPO previously, some in former roles as bankers or investors. At press time, there were 80 biotech IPOs in 2020 and most of those against the...

Elastic-free face masks can help some with allergies stay safe during COVID-19

University of Cincinnati fellow presents case related to COVID-19 during national meeting Credit: Colleen Kelley/University of Cincinnati A University of Cincinnati immunologist is recommending that individuals with contact...

Measuring the true cost of conservation

Environmental conservation expert discusses how new research will play a key role in promoting a greener future Credit: Photo courtesy of Christoph Nolte, Boston University. For decades, scientists...