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Synlogic gets grant for genetically engineered bacteria for attenuating metabolic diseases

Pharmaceutical Technology

Discover how Synlogic Inc's patented genetically engineered bacteria produce short-chain fatty acids to combat metabolic diseases. Learn more about this innovative treatment approach.

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Synlogic gets grant for genetically engineered bacteria for treating phenylketonuria

Pharmaceutical Technology

Discover how Synlogic Inc's patented genetically programmed microorganisms can modulate and treat diseases. Learn about the innovative method for producing pharmaceutical compositions using non-pathogenic bacteria to metabolize phenylalanine. Explore the potential applications in gut microbiome and tumor environments.

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Antibiotic kills gram-negative bacteria, spares gut microbiome

Drug Discovery World

The few drugs available to fight gram-negative infections also kill other potentially beneficial gram-negative bacteria. To tackle the many problems associated with indiscriminately targeting gram-negative bacteria, the team focused on a suite of drugs developed by AstraZeneca. pneumoniae and E. cloacae clinical isolates.

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Ovid turns to gene therapy startup to restock drug pipeline

Bio Pharma Dive

The New York biotech will invest in and develop up to three drugs with Gensaic, an emerging startup aiming to use the viruses that infect bacteria to deliver genetic medicines.

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Engineered bacteria find tumors, then alert immune cells

Medical Xpress

Combining discoveries in cancer immunology with sophisticated genetic engineering, Columbia University researchers have created a sort of "bacterial suicide squad" that targets tumors, attracting the host's own immune cells to the cancer to destroy it.

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Major genetic study reveals how antibiotic resistance varies according to where you live, demographics and diet

Medical Xpress

A genetic study analyzing the microbiome (bacteria in the gut) of a large nationally representative sample of the Finnish population finds that geographic, demographic, diet, and lifestyle factors are driving the spread of antibiotic resistance in the general population.

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#news #biotech Genetically engineered good bacteria could aid in combating disease

BioTech 365

Biotechnology, Pharma and Biopharma News – Research – Science – Lifescience ://Biotech-Biopharma-Pharma: Genetically engineered good bacteria could aid in combating disease.Our bodies are home to several bacterial species that help us maintain our health and wellbeing.