Genetically engineered mosquitoes halt Dengue spread
A new study published in the journal PLOS Pathogens in January 2020 reports the development of mosquitoes that have been genetically modified to resist infection by several types of the dengue virus. This is...
New method for detection of microcystins and nodularin in human urine
Blooms of toxin-producing algae exploded in both fresh and salt water ecosystems in southern Florida during the summer months of 2018, impacting wildlife and humans living in these marine environments. During harmful algal blooms,...
Research collaboration reveals potential treatment option for incurable blood cancers
Today, OncoTartis, Inc. and Children's Cancer Institute jointly announced the publication of two research manuscripts in a leading onco-hematological journal Leukemia, both devoted to the OncoTartis' clinical drug candidate OT-82.
A significant proportion of blood...
Silencing Breast Cancer Genes Using Morpholino Embedded DNA-Tile-AuNPs Nanostructures
Biomacromolecules such as oligonucleotides and peptides are sought after for construction of novel nanostructures for the solution of a variety of problems in medicine. The use of oligonucleotides to prepare well-defined nanostructures utilizing Watson–Crick...
Regulatory Agencies Launch Unified Website for Biotechnology Regulation – Lexology
In a coordinated effort, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) launched a Unified Website for Biotechnology Regulation on January 9, 2020. The...
Mutations in donors’ stem cells may cause problems for cancer patients
Heart problems, graft-versus-host disease are concerns
Credit: Sima Bhatt
A stem cell transplant — also called a bone marrow transplant — is a common treatment for blood cancers,...
The 2020 Spring Semester Entrepreneurship In Biotechnology Reading List – Forbes
Class starts next Friday! Here’s the extra reading I’m recommending to my students this semester*:
1) The Great American Drug Deal, by Peter Kolchinsky. I’m jumping the gun on this one, since it won’t be...
Jakafi Success Helps Incyte Land Blockbuster MorphoSys Partnership
Incyte’s success with Jakafi® (ruxolitinihb) helped persuade MorphoSys that its tafasitamab (MOR208) could also be successfully commercialized by the Wilmington, DE, biopharma, which is licensing the B cell malignancy treatment candidate through a collaboration that...
Astronomers reveal interstellar thread of one of life’s building blocks
ALMA and Rosetta map the journey of phosphorus
Credit: ALMA (ESO/NAOJ/NRAO), Rivilla et al.; ESO/L. Calçada; ESA/Rosetta/NAVCAM; Mario Weigand, www.SkyTrip.de
Phosphorus, present in our DNA and cell membranes,...
Nicoya gains series A funding for digital drug discovery program
Jan 15 2020
Nicoya, a leading provider of advanced analytical instruments for the biotechnology and pharmaceutical industries, announced today that it has raised $10 million in Series A financing.
The funding round was led by Whitecap...
