StockWatch: Trump’s FDA Nominee Eyes Rare Disease-Specific Review Pathways
Martin A. Makary, MD, a surgeon and public policy researcher at Johns Hopkins University, is President Donald Trump’s nominee for commissioner of the FDA. Testifying before the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP)...
Post-LLM Revolution: Exploring New Frontiers in AI Through Knowledge, Collaboration, and Co-Evolution
A recent publication in the esteemed journal Engineering has sparked conversations in the field of artificial intelligence (AI) by outlining a compelling vision for the future beyond large language models (LLMs). The current wave...
USC Researchers Discover Mice Utilize an Innovative Form of First Aid
In a groundbreaking study conducted by researchers at the Keck School of Medicine of USC, evidence has emerged suggesting that mice exhibit empathetic behaviors akin to humans during emergency situations. This innovative research sheds...
Without Fundamental Science, How Will the Next Generation of Novel Therapies Emerge?
GUEST COMMENTARY—During a recent venture capital class, I was asked: what percentage of a biotech startup’s equity should a university retain when it is the company’s founders who conceive the key ideas?
It is...
NGS Workflows for Expedited Development & Manufacturing of Therapeutic Antibodies
REGISTER NOWBroadcast Date: Wednesday, April 2, 2025Time: 8:00 am PT, 11:00 am ET, 17:00 CESTThe impacts of next-generation sequencing (NGS) can be seen throughout multiple phases of therapeutic antibody development, from discovery and engineering...
Insilico Medicine’s AI-driven drug Rentosertib receives official generic name
Insilico Medicine("Insilico"), a clinical stage generative artificial intelligence (AI)-driven biotechnology company, recently announced that its breakthrough drug candidate for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) – Rentosertib (formerly known as ISM001-055) – has been granted an...
Study uncovers how transposons use telomeres for survival in bacteria
Transposons, or "jumping genes" – DNA segments that can move from one part of the genome to another – are key to bacterial evolution and the development of antibiotic resistance. Cornell University researchers have...
Lack of Evidence Raises Concerns Over Safety of Replacing NHS Doctors with Physician Associates
In a compelling discussion surrounding the efficacy of new healthcare roles within the United Kingdom’s National Health Service (NHS), a recent study published in The BMJ sheds critical light on the contributions of physician...
Gut Microbe Composition During Infancy May Protect Against Diabetes in Later Life
Scientists headed by a team at the University of Utah Health have reported on research in mice suggesting that microbiome composition during infancy can shape development of pancreatic insulin-producing cells, leading to long-term changes...
Study reveals how silent X chromosome enhances female brain resilience
In a surprise, work in mice has found that the dormant X chromosome in females can reawaken late in life and turn on genes that keep the brain healthy. UCSF researchers may have discovered...
